Katkenwa Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Champaran, Bihar - Census 2011

Katkenwa is a village situated in Narkatia block of Purba Champaran district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 393 families residing in the village Katkenwa. The total population of Katkenwa is 1,602 out of which 853 are males and 749 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Katkenwa is 878.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Katkenwa village is 307 which is 19% of the total population. There are 163 male children and 144 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Katkenwa is 883 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (878) of Katkenwa village.

Population
1,602
Families
393
Literacy
68.34%
Sex Ratio
878

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Katkenwa is 68.3%. Thus Katkenwa village has higher literacy rate compared to 44.7% of Purba Champaran district. The male literacy rate is 81.16% and the female literacy rate is 53.72% in Katkenwa village.

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

Katkenwa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 307 163 144
Literacy 68.34% 81.16% 53.72%
Scheduled Caste 249 139 110
Scheduled Tribe 4 2 2
Illiterate 717 293 424

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Katkenwa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Katkenwa village out of total population, 457 were engaged in work activities. 89.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 457 workers engaged in Main Work, 314 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 48 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 408 378 30
Cultivators 314 302 12
Agriculture Labourer 48 44 4
Household Industries 11 6 5
Other Workers 35 26 9
Marginal Workers 49 26 23
Non Working 1,145 449 696

Nearby Villages to Katkenwa,

Below are the list of villages near Katkenwa village in Narkatia.

Village Population
Parsa 333
Mahuawa 3,825
Bindbasini 2,156
Hanuman nagar 1,334
Dharam Nagar 1,178
Dharhari 1,724
Belwa 5,893
Budhuaha 2,299
Lachhman Nagar 734
Baikunthwa 3,262

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