Kathalia is a village situated in Karimpur - II block of Nadia district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,684 families residing in the village Kathalia. The total population of Kathalia is 6,511 out of which 3,324 are males and 3,187 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kathalia is 959.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kathalia village is 600 which is 9% of the total population. There are 300 male children and 300 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kathalia is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (959) of Kathalia village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kathalia is 73.5%. Thus Kathalia village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.4% of Nadia district. The male literacy rate is 78.9% and the female literacy rate is 67.79% in Kathalia village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kathalia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kathalia village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 600 | 300 | 300 |
| Literacy | 73.47% | 78.9% | 67.79% |
| Scheduled Caste | 2,822 | 1,436 | 1,386 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 99 | 55 | 44 |
| Illiterate | 2,168 | 938 | 1,230 |
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 43.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.5% of total population in Kathalia village.
In Kathalia village out of total population, 2,401 were engaged in work activities. 89.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,401 workers engaged in Main Work, 488 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,052 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 2,153 | 1,906 | 247 |
| Cultivators | 488 | 480 | 8 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1,052 | 1,013 | 39 |
| Household Industries | 111 | 5 | 106 |
| Other Workers | 502 | 408 | 94 |
| Marginal Workers | 248 | 119 | 129 |
| Non Working | 4,110 | 1,299 | 2,811 |
Below are the list of villages near Kathalia village in Karimpur - II.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Mahish Bathan | 9,831 |
| Nandanpur | 1,519 |
| Rahamatpur | 6,225 |
| Rautbati | 1,657 |
| Huda Gopirampur | 405 |
| Goas | 9,609 |
| Gandharajpur | 1,248 |
| Barbakpur | 7,739 |
| Chak Gandharajpur | 382 |
| Ramnagar | 2,103 |