# Katan Village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Katan

Katan is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,752 people in 771 households**, the 11th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 3,752people (2011)
- 771households
- 84.6%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Katan

Of every 100 households in Katan in 2011, 70 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Katan · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**49%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**93%

Use banking services ****21%**

**37%

Television ****36%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Katan?

■ Katan · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1195**

**959

Working population ****37.3%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 76.7% for women. 63% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 198 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 224 (16%) · **■** Household industry 139 (10%) · **■** Other work 684 (49%) · **■** Marginal 156 (11%)

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 Ghatal

- Sultanpur4,206 people
- Ratneshwar Bati4,176 people
- Shilarajnagar4,082 people
- Dwandbipur4,060 people
- Ajabnagar3,682 people
- Shyamsundarpur3,522 people
- Anandapur Sundarpur3,335 people
- Mulgram3,303 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Katan?3,752 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katan in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Katan?84.6% (Census 2011)