# Katakhali Village, Falta – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Falta, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Katakhali

Katakhali is a village in Falta sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **797 people in 178 households**, the 102nd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 797people (2011)
- 178households
- 84.1%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Katakhali

Of every 100 households in Katakhali in 2011, 65 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Katakhali · ■ Falta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****49%**

**37%

Television ****31%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**37%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Katakhali?

■ Katakhali · ■ Falta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**965

Working population ****36.3%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 77.1% for women. 60% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (13%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 151 (52%) · **■** Marginal 81 (28%)

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 Falta

- Ramrampur859 people
- Mahadebpur846 people
- Khord Bakultala828 people
- Baldari821 people
- Krishnapur Madhabpur790 people
- Mahirampur779 people
- Sasan772 people
- Bhatuli767 people

[All 129 villages in Falta](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/falta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Katakhali?797 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katakhali in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Falta sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Katakhali?84.1% (Census 2011)