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

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Makra

Makra is a village in Memari - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,900 people in 431 households**, the 23rd largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 1,900people (2011)
- 431households
- 76.4%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Makra

Of every 100 households in Makra in 2011, 73 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Makra · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**45%

Tap water ****61%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**24%

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

**8%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****79%**

**67%

Television ****36%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

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

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Makra?

■ Makra · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**963

Working population ****39.7%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 69.2% for women. 57% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 188 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 413 (55%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 119 (16%) · **■** Marginal 16 (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 Memari - II

- Mahishanga2,101 people
- Kaleswar2,071 people
- Parhati1,950 people
- Kalibele1,920 people
- Kasipur1,871 people
- Harkala1,734 people
- Mutra1,675 people
- Bamunpukur1,603 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Makra?1,900 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makra in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Makra?76.4% (Census 2011)