# Kathur Village, Basirhat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basirhat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kathur

Kathur is a village in Basirhat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,141 people in 466 households**, the 31st largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 2,141people (2011)
- 466households
- 70.4%literacy
- 1,001females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kathur

Of every 100 households in Kathur in 2011, 24 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kathur · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**25%

Tap water ****4%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****29%**

**29%

Television ****2%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Kathur?

■ Kathur · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**953

Working population ****35.1%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 69.0% for women. 62% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 92 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 348 (46%) · **■** Household industry 49 (7%) · **■** Other work 227 (30%) · **■** Marginal 35 (5%)

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 Basirhat - I

- Biramnagar2,379 people
- Shankarpur2,262 people
- Zanmamudpur2,256 people
- Shibhati2,211 people
- Gulai Chandi2,010 people
- Matina2,002 people
- Paikpara1,964 people
- Tajpur1,669 people

[All 60 villages in Basirhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kathur?2,141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kathur?70.4% (Census 2011)