# Adra Village, Galsi - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Adra

Adra is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,774 people in 941 households**, the 7th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 3,774people (2011)
- 941households
- 59.4%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Adra

Of every 100 households in Adra in 2011, 40 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Adra · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**66%

Tap water ****52%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**81%

Use banking services ****57%**

**66%

Television ****24%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Adra?

■ Adra · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1055**

**953

Working population ****53.5%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 52.7% for women. 65% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 177 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,379 (68%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 350 (17%) · **■** Marginal 105 (5%)

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 Galsi - II

- Satinandi6,564 people
- Khano5,400 people
- Bahirghanya5,116 people
- Gohagram4,058 people
- Ura3,734 people
- Jaykrishnapur3,411 people
- Kaitara3,273 people
- Merual3,257 people

[All 73 villages in Galsi - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Adra?3,774 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Adra in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Adra?59.4% (Census 2011)