# Lechhera Village, Saltora, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Saltora, Bankura 

# Lechhera

Lechhera is a village in Saltora sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **555 people in 123 households**, the 81st largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 555people (2011)
- 123households
- 60.2%literacy
- 1,110females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lechhera

Of every 100 households in Lechhera in 2011, 15 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lechhera · ■ Saltora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**66%

Use banking services ****61%**

**45%

Television ****12%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**36%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Lechhera?

■ Lechhera · ■ Saltora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1110**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429**

**939

Working population ****40.9%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 50.4% for women. 61% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 90 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 76 (33%) · **■** Marginal 50 (22%)

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 Saltora

- Chhatinbaid574 people
- Bhuban Bandi571 people
- Khatmara566 people
- Mahisaradi565 people
- Lakshmanpur545 people
- Bhangucha534 people
- Pagarbari522 people
- Kujkuria520 people

[All 157 villages in Saltora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/saltora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lechhera?555 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lechhera in?Bankura district (Saltora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lechhera?60.2% (Census 2011)