# Katakhali Village, Gaighata – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gaighata, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Katakhali

Katakhali is a village in Gaighata sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,235 people in 297 households**, the 81st largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.4%.

- 1,235people (2011)
- 297households
- 77.0%literacy
- 1,072females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Katakhali

Of every 100 households in Katakhali in 2011, 70 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Katakhali · ■ Gaighata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**3%

Tap water ****5%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****54%**

**47%

Television ****46%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**17%

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 Katakhali?

■ Katakhali · ■ Gaighata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**81.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**965

Working population ****49.8%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 75.2% for women. 64% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 152 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (20%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 311 (51%) · **■** Marginal 15 (2%)

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 Gaighata

- Gopalpur1,376 people
- Kulghuti1,302 people
- Chhota Sehana1,275 people
- Banglani1,253 people
- Panshila1,170 people
- Kalanchi1,153 people
- Nera Gazipur1,104 people
- Kamia1,103 people

[All 100 villages in Gaighata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/gaighata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Katakhali?1,235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katakhali in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Gaighata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Katakhali?77.0% (Census 2011)