# Kautia Village, Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kautia

Kautia is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **744 people in 162 households**, the 64th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 744people (2011)
- 162households
- 84.7%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kautia

Of every 100 households in Kautia in 2011, 98 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Kautia · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**46%

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

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**17%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**31%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****69%**

**60%

Television ****32%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Kautia?

■ Kautia · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**953

Working population ****38.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.6% for men and 73.9% for women. 60% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (54%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (7%) · **■** Marginal 101 (35%)

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 Dantan - II

- Fatepur930 people
- Junia868 people
- Shyamsundarpur777 people
- Bastupur773 people
- Mirjapur724 people
- Saipur719 people
- Digha702 people
- Paniara674 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kautia?744 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kautia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kautia?84.7% (Census 2011)