# Shura Village, Memari - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - I, Barddhaman 

# Shura

Shura is a village in Memari - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,208 people in 284 households**, the 65th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,208people (2011)
- 284households
- 69.1%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shura

Of every 100 households in Shura in 2011, 49 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Shura · ■ Memari - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**37%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**74%

Use banking services ****10%**

**39%

Television ****15%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Shura?

■ Shura · ■ Memari - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1327**

**973

Working population ****55.0%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 63.6% for women. 70% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 373 (56%) · **■** Household industry 29 (4%) · **■** Other work 153 (23%) · **■** Marginal 44 (7%)

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 Memari - I

- Baharampur1,278 people
- Benapur1,277 people
- Shyamnagar1,234 people
- Talchini1,230 people
- Mallikpur1,124 people
- Jayrampur1,117 people
- Krishnajibanpur1,106 people
- Mamudpur1,097 people

[All 112 villages in Memari - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shura?1,208 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shura in?Barddhaman district (Memari - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shura?69.1% (Census 2011)