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

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Village · Mejhia, Bankura 

# Mochrakend

Mochrakend is a village in Mejhia sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,919 people in 434 households**, the 14th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 1,919people (2011)
- 434households
- 63.5%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mochrakend

Of every 100 households in Mochrakend in 2011, 25 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mochrakend · ■ Mejhia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**52%

Use banking services ****25%**

**36%

Television ****15%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mochrakend?

■ Mochrakend · ■ Mejhia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**937

Working population ****37.8%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 51.0% for women. 55% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (7%) · **■** Household industry 28 (4%) · **■** Other work 162 (22%) · **■** Marginal 414 (57%)

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

- Bhara2,309 people
- Duburia2,111 people
- Mohana2,017 people
- Ramkrishnapur1,937 people
- Bharra1,912 people
- Ranipur1,912 people
- Jot-Sriram1,833 people
- Tegharia1,787 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mochrakend?1,919 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mochrakend in?Bankura district (Mejhia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mochrakend?63.5% (Census 2011)