Village · Egra - II, Purba Medinipur
# Katganj

Katganj is a village in Egra - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 539 people in 95 households, the 83rd largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.
- 539 people (2011)
- 95 households
- 80.3% literacy
- 996 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Katganj

Of every 100 households in Katganj in 2011, 99 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katganj · ■ Egra - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 40%
- Toilet within the home 100% 94%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 4%
- Tap water 1% 14%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96%
- Use banking services 43% 33%
- Television 47% 13%
- Mobile phone 64% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 3% 32%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Katganj?

■ Katganj · ■ Egra - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.3% 86.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 996 931
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1480 953
- Working population 46.8% 37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 68.5% for women. 57% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 122 (48%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (3%) · ■ Household industry 5 (2%) · ■ Other work 22 (9%) · ■ Marginal 96 (38%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Egra - II
- Bamaniabar 600 people
- Maharampur 591 people
- Narajpur 568 people
- Tolakana 552 people
- Hatbaincha 538 people
- Atbati 524 people
- Bhandarbere 485 people
- Uttar Kuri 457 people

All 117 villages in Egra - II

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Katganj? 539 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katganj in? Purba Medinipur district (Egra - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Katganj? 80.3% (Census 2011)

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