Katan Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Katan is a village situated in Ghatal block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 771 families residing in the village Katan. The total population of Katan is 3,752 out of which 1,894 are males and 1,858 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Katan is 981.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Katan village is 428 which is 11% of the total population. There are 195 male children and 233 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Katan is 1,195 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (981) of Katan village.

Population
3,752
Families
771
Literacy
84.6%
Sex Ratio
981

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Katan is 84.6%. Thus Katan village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 92.11% and the female literacy rate is 76.74% in Katan village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Katan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Katan Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Katan village.

Total Male Female
Children 428 195 233
Literacy 84.6% 92.11% 76.74%
Scheduled Caste 1,269 636 633
Scheduled Tribe 15 6 9
Illiterate 940 329 611

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Katan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Katan village out of total population, 1,401 were engaged in work activities. 88.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,401 workers engaged in Main Work, 198 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 224 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,245 1,108 137
Cultivators 198 189 9
Agriculture Labourer 224 209 15
Household Industries 139 84 55
Other Workers 684 626 58
Marginal Workers 156 92 64
Non Working 2,351 694 1,657

Nearby Villages to Katan,

Below are the list of villages near Katan village in Ghatal.

Village Population
Shripur 1,143
Patharchak Gobindapur 86
Shilarajnagar 4,082
Harisinghpur 2,541
Haridaspur 1,673
Pratappur 4,699
Ghola 703
Ratneshwar Bati 4,176
Thabapur 481
Gopmohal Urf Manoharpur 7,010

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