# Ikra Village, Mejhia, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Mejhia, Bankura 

# Ikra

Ikra is a village in Mejhia sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,129 people in 223 households**, the 28th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 1,129people (2011)
- 223households
- 62.6%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ikra

Of every 100 households in Ikra in 2011, 77 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ikra · ■ Mejhia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**84%

Tap water ****50%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%**

**52%

Use banking services ****45%**

**36%

Television ****30%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Ikra?

■ Ikra · ■ Mejhia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1113**

**937

Working population ****46.5%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 53.1% for women. 61% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 104 (20%) · **■** Marginal 410 (78%)

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 Mejhia

- Jangpur1,252 people
- Ghusra1,247 people
- Chuaberia1,224 people
- Arddhagram1,189 people
- Lakshmanbandi1,125 people
- Purunia1,031 people
- Jalanpur982 people
- Telenda980 people

[All 75 villages in Mejhia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/mejhia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ikra?1,129 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ikra in?Bankura district (Mejhia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ikra?62.6% (Census 2011)