# Kamra Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Kamra

Kamra is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,395 people in 533 households**, the 31st largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 2,395people (2011)
- 533households
- 71.7%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kamra

Of every 100 households in Kamra in 2011, 51 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kamra · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**26%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**88%

Use banking services ****56%**

**68%

Television ****23%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kamra?

■ Kamra · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**968

Working population ****33.1%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 64.3% for women. 60% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 413 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (30%) · **■** Other work 125 (16%) · **■** Marginal 15 (2%)

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 Manteswar

- Golatun2,508 people
- Khanpur2,486 people
- Sahazadpur2,460 people
- Sahapur2,444 people
- Sinhali2,388 people
- Debpur2,337 people
- Tulla2,232 people
- Karanda2,216 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kamra?2,395 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamra in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kamra?71.7% (Census 2011)