# Katabani Village, Egra - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Katabani

Katabani is a village in Egra - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **421 people in 79 households**, the 100th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 421people (2011)
- 79households
- 64.9%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Katabani

Of every 100 households in Katabani in 2011, 49 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Katabani · ■ Egra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**10%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****78%**

**37%

Television ****10%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**26%

Own their home ****67%**

**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 Katabani?

■ Katabani · ■ Egra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837**

**926

Working population ****34.2%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 56.1% for women. 56% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 26 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (22%) · **■** Other work 30 (21%) · **■** Marginal 56 (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 Egra - I

- Shimulia446 people
- Hatbar433 people
- Baharda429 people
- Ulua427 people
- Ghatua393 people
- Chakmurari388 people
- Manoharpur388 people
- Baya369 people

[All 133 villages in Egra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Katabani?421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katabani in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Katabani?64.9% (Census 2011)