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Katwa Population - Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand

Katwa is a medium size village located in Bandgaon Block of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand with total 163 families residing. The Katwa village has population of 901 of which 467 are males while 434 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Katwa village population of children with age 0-6 is 151 which makes up 16.76 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Katwa village is 929 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Katwa as per census is 819, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Katwa village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Katwa village was 54.00 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Katwa Male literacy stands at 61.72 % while female literacy rate was 45.90 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Katwa 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 Katwa village.

Katwa Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 163 - -
Population 901 467 434
Child (0-6) 151 83 68
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 866 449 417
Literacy 54.00 % 61.72 % 45.90 %
Total Workers 467 255 212
Main Worker 197 - -
Marginal Worker 270 121 149

Caste Factor

In Katwa village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 96.12 % of total population in Katwa village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Katwa village of Pashchimi Singhbhum.

Work Profile

In Katwa village out of total population, 467 were engaged in work activities. 42.18 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 57.82 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 467 workers engaged in Main Work, 151 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.