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Katia Population - Puruliya, West Bengal

Katia is a medium size village located in Jhalda - II Block of Puruliya district, West Bengal with total 252 families residing. The Katia village has population of 1239 of which 611 are males while 628 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Katia village population of children with age 0-6 is 211 which makes up 17.03 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Katia village is 1028 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Katia as per census is 991, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Katia village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Katia village was 54.28 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Katia Male literacy stands at 71.88 % while female literacy rate was 37.28 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Katia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Katia village.

Katia Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 252 - -
Population 1,239 611 628
Child (0-6) 211 106 105
Schedule Caste 320 150 170
Schedule Tribe 3 1 2
Literacy 54.28 % 71.88 % 37.28 %
Total Workers 617 320 297
Main Worker 449 - -
Marginal Worker 168 56 112

Caste Factor

Katia village of Puruliya has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.83 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.24 % of total population in Katia village.

Work Profile

In Katia village out of total population, 617 were engaged in work activities. 72.77 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.23 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 617 workers engaged in Main Work, 18 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.