# Katagar Village, Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Katagar

Katagar is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,060 people in 429 households**, the 22nd largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 2,060people (2011)
- 429households
- 59.1%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Katagar

Of every 100 households in Katagar in 2011, 28 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katagar · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**69%

Tap water ****8%**

**33%

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

**20%

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

**6%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****20%**

**62%

Television ****2%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Katagar?

■ Katagar · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154**

**951

Working population ****34.6%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 50.1% for women. 56% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 225 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 180 (25%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (4%) · **■** Marginal 278 (39%)

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 Garbeta - I

- Raykhan Indrajitpur2,200 people
- Harinasuli2,113 people
- Jadabbati2,096 people
- Benachapra2,079 people
- Ekaria2,059 people
- Fatesinghpur1,966 people
- Mathuri1,763 people
- Taldangra1,718 people

[All 369 villages in Garbeta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Katagar?2,060 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katagar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Katagar?59.1% (Census 2011)