# Katnadighi Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Katnadighi

Katnadighi is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **989 people in 249 households**, the 62nd largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 989people (2011)
- 249households
- 87.0%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Katnadighi

Of every 100 households in Katnadighi in 2011, 72 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katnadighi · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**5%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****32%**

**36%

Television ****6%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Katnadighi?

■ Katnadighi · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**943

Working population ****32.3%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 79.7% for women. 57% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 60 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (47%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 28 (9%) · **■** Marginal 75 (24%)

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 Potashpur - II

- Mangraj1,024 people
- Srikhoda1,020 people
- Paschimsai1,018 people
- Rautara1,006 people
- Manpur981 people
- Pindrut974 people
- Itachana960 people
- Kakhuria958 people

[All 151 villages in Potashpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Katnadighi?989 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katnadighi in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Katnadighi?87.0% (Census 2011)