# Kharat Katbar Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Kharat Katbar

Kharat Katbar is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,961 people in 1,292 households**, the 2nd largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 5,961people (2011)
- 1,292households
- 78.9%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharat Katbar

Of every 100 households in Kharat Katbar in 2011, 54 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharat Katbar · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**5%

Tap water ****24%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**24%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****31%**

**36%

Television ****8%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kharat Katbar?

■ Kharat Katbar · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**943

Working population ****33.6%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 71.2% for women. 56% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 376 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 376 (19%) · **■** Household industry 50 (2%) · **■** Other work 704 (35%) · **■** Marginal 497 (25%)

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

- Khar6,645 people
- Kasbapatapur5,853 people
- Balgobindapur4,368 people
- Panchet4,106 people
- Mustaphapur3,988 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 Kharat Katbar?5,961 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharat Katbar in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharat Katbar?78.9% (Census 2011)