# Kahata, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Kahata

Kahata is a village in [Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/) sub-district of [Uttar Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **5,358 people in 895 households**, the 6th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 5,358people (2011)
- 895households
- 47.6%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kahata

Of every 100 households in Kahata in 2011, 48 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Kahata · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**81%

Tap water ****41%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**51%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**92%

Use banking services ****19%**

**17%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**31%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Kahata?

■ Kahata · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.6%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**958

Working population ****25.1%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.2% for men and 47.1% for women. 43% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 190 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 547 (41%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 383 (28%) · **■** Marginal 222 (16%)

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 Goalpokhar - II

- Kabutarkhopi8,393 people
- Fashia Diation7,946 people
- Nizampur5,755 people
- Sathaur5,645 people
- Baldiabasa4,952 people
- Sarjapur4,911 people
- Baligora4,507 people
- Godasamal4,428 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Other places named Kahata

- Kahata · Village, Pranpur, Katihar · 578 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kahata?5,358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kahata in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kahata?47.6% (Census 2011)