# Methra Village, Sonamukhi, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Sonamukhi, Bankura 

# Methra

Methra is a village in Sonamukhi sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **508 people in 124 households**, the 111th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 508people (2011)
- 124households
- 65.6%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Methra

Of every 100 households in Methra in 2011, 35 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Methra · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**35%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**75%

Use banking services ****14%**

**53%

Television ****17%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Methra?

■ Methra · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**948

Working population ****61.8%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 55.4% for women. 68% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 21 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (22%) · **■** Other work 15 (5%) · **■** Marginal 208 (66%)

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 Sonamukhi

- Jaynagar546 people
- Gopalpur522 people
- Baghmari515 people
- Khidirpur512 people
- Kamardanga494 people
- Indkata472 people
- Aligang462 people
- Churamanipur462 people

[All 186 villages in Sonamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/sonamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Methra?508 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Methra in?Bankura district (Sonamukhi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Methra?65.6% (Census 2011)