# Ahira Village, Memari - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Ahira

Ahira is a village in Memari - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,093 people in 252 households**, the 38th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 1,093people (2011)
- 252households
- 75.9%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ahira

Of every 100 households in Ahira in 2011, 73 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ahira · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**45%

Tap water ****71%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**83%

Use banking services ****70%**

**67%

Television ****39%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****18%**

**20%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Ahira?

■ Ahira · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**963

Working population ****42.6%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 66.3% for women. 61% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (11%) · **■** Marginal 164 (35%)

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 - II

- Senpur1,367 people
- Unte1,329 people
- Gandhapur1,223 people
- Dihipalashan1,118 people
- Nandiara1,039 people
- Rayati1,034 people
- Barkona1,031 people
- Sahazadpur1,029 people

[All 89 villages in Memari - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ahira?1,093 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ahira in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ahira?75.9% (Census 2011)