# Katihar Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Katihar

Katihar is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,310 people in 263 households**, the 121st largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,310people (2011)
- 263households
- 56.7%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Katihar

Of every 100 households in Katihar in 2011, 74 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katihar · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****10%**

**24%

Television ****26%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Katihar?

■ Katihar · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**939

Working population ****35.5%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.9% for men and 49.4% for women. 57% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (32%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 135 (29%) · **■** Marginal 42 (9%)

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 Raiganj

- Rishipur1,331 people
- Basmanpara1,327 people
- Dhurail1,318 people
- Basudebpur1,317 people
- Ekar1,307 people
- Jauniya1,304 people
- Pariharpur1,283 people
- Gayas1,281 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Katihar?1,310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katihar in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Katihar?56.7% (Census 2011)