# Deshra Village, Kotulpur, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Kotulpur, Bankura 

# Deshra

Deshra is a village in Kotulpur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,671 people in 1,708 households**, the 1st largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 7,671people (2011)
- 1,708households
- 81.3%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Deshra

Of every 100 households in Deshra in 2011, 68 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Deshra · ■ Kotulpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**60%

Tap water ****5%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**81%

Use banking services ****65%**

**65%

Television ****39%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Deshra?

■ Deshra · ■ Kotulpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**969

Working population ****39.5%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 74.7% for women. 60% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 729 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 988 (33%) · **■** Household industry 105 (3%) · **■** Other work 481 (16%) · **■** Marginal 724 (24%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kotulpur

- Shiromanipur5,479 people
- Lego4,978 people
- Balitha4,760 people
- Mirzapur4,658 people

[All 169 villages in Kotulpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/kotulpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Deshra?7,671 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deshra in?Bankura district (Kotulpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Deshra?81.3% (Census 2011)