Kathapara Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kathapara is a village situated in Dhupguri block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 701 families residing in the village Kathapara. The total population of Kathapara is 3,111 out of which 1,601 are males and 1,510 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kathapara is 943.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kathapara village is 341 which is 11% of the total population. There are 183 male children and 158 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kathapara is 863 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (943) of Kathapara village.

Population
3,111
Families
701
Literacy
74.66%
Sex Ratio
943

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kathapara is 74.7%. Thus Kathapara village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 81.38% and the female literacy rate is 67.6% in Kathapara village.

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

Kathapara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 341 183 158
Literacy 74.66% 81.38% 67.6%
Scheduled Caste 1,883 964 919
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,043 447 596

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 60.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kathapara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kathapara village out of total population, 1,175 were engaged in work activities. 66.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,175 workers engaged in Main Work, 207 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 412 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 782 661 121
Cultivators 207 203 4
Agriculture Labourer 412 311 101
Household Industries 11 9 2
Other Workers 152 138 14
Marginal Workers 393 251 142
Non Working 1,936 689 1,247

Nearby Villages to Kathapara,

Below are the list of villages near Kathapara village in Dhupguri.

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