# Katia Village, Baduria – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Baduria, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Katia

Katia is a village in Baduria sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,450 people in 1,561 households**, the 8th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%.

- 6,450people (2011)
- 1,561households
- 85.0%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Katia

Of every 100 households in Katia in 2011, 61 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Katia · ■ Baduria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**16%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**94%

Use banking services ****69%**

**57%

Television ****28%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**24%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Katia?

■ Katia · ■ Baduria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**78.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859**

**960

Working population ****37.6%**

**38.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 81.9% for women. 61% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 215 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 558 (23%) · **■** Household industry 53 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,156 (48%) · **■** Marginal 445 (18%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Baduria

- Shimla Durgapur7,225 people
- Aturia7,182 people
- Ghoshpur7,036 people
- Sayestanagar7,014 people
- Bena5,702 people
- Ramchandrapur5,650 people
- Gokna5,545 people
- Kankrasuti5,345 people

[All 96 villages in Baduria](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/baduria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Katia?6,450 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katia in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Baduria sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Katia?85.0% (Census 2011)