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

Katkenwa is a village situated in Adapur block of Purba Champaran district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 512 families residing in the village Katkenwa. The total population of Katkenwa is 2,868 out of which 1,460 are males and 1,408 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Katkenwa is 964.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Katkenwa village is 637 which is 22% of the total population. There are 305 male children and 332 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Katkenwa is 1,089 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (964) of Katkenwa village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Katkenwa is 50.9%. Thus Katkenwa village has a higher literacy rate compared to 44.7% of Purba Champaran district. The male literacy rate is 63.03% and the female literacy rate is 37.83% in Katkenwa village.

Population
2,868
Families
512
Literacy
50.87%
Sex Ratio
964

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 637 305 332
Literacy 50.87% 63.03% 37.83%
Scheduled Caste 332 180 152
Scheduled Tribe 6 4 2
Illiterate 1,733 732 1,001

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.6% 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, 1,182 were engaged in work activities. 49.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,182 workers engaged in Main Work, 9 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 445 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 582 373 209
Cultivators 9 8 1
Agriculture Labourer 445 277 168
Household Industries 4 1 3
Other Workers 124 87 37
Marginal Workers 600 321 279
Non Working 1,686 766 920

Map of Katkenwa, Purba Champaran, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Katkenwa, Adapur

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

Village Population
Bhawanipur 6,690
Sirsiya 5,055
Chainpur 3,681
Nakardei 4,250
Lachhimipur Pokhariya 6,090
Bhakurahiya 2,574
Harpur 4,001
Naek Tola 3,686
Ghora Sahan 2,510
Tola Rampur 1,052

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