# Kautala Village, Mathurapur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mathurapur - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kautala

Kautala is a village in Mathurapur - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **11,725 people in 2,477 households**, the 8th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 11,725people (2011)
- 2,477households
- 80.6%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kautala

Of every 100 households in Kautala in 2011, 32 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kautala · ■ Mathurapur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**55%

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

**43%

Tap water ****21%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**2%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**94%

Use banking services ****22%**

**27%

Television ****17%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****34%**

**34%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kautala?

■ Kautala · ■ Mathurapur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**949

Working population ****35.5%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 72.2% for women. 57% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1,056 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 812 (20%) · **■** Household industry 182 (4%) · **■** Other work 914 (22%) · **■** Marginal 1,197 (29%)

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 Mathurapur - II

- Kumarapara17,682 people
- Dighirpar Bakultala14,080 people
- Kankandighi12,900 people
- Uttar Kashinagar12,231 people
- Radhakantapur Abad8,442 people
- Baribhanga Abad6,773 people
- Purbba Jatardeul6,222 people
- Nagendrapur6,041 people

[All 27 villages in Mathurapur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/mathurapur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kautala?11,725 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kautala in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Mathurapur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kautala?80.6% (Census 2011)