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

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Jakra

Jakra is a village in Memari - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,262 people in 561 households**, the 16th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 2,262people (2011)
- 561households
- 78.4%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jakra

Of every 100 households in Jakra in 2011, 84 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jakra · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**53%

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

**45%

Tap water ****82%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**8%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****99%**

**67%

Television ****42%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jakra?

■ Jakra · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831**

**963

Working population ****40.8%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 71.7% for women. 61% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 457 (50%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 219 (24%) · **■** Marginal 157 (17%)

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

- Chak Balaram3,543 people
- Barwa3,388 people
- Mashagaria2,504 people
- Bamunia2,369 people
- Bitra2,244 people
- Barari2,241 people
- Mahishanga2,101 people
- Kaleswar2,071 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jakra?2,262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jakra in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jakra?78.4% (Census 2011)