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

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Moshra

Moshra is a village in Memari - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **490 people in 116 households**, the 75th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 490people (2011)
- 116households
- 73.0%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Moshra

Of every 100 households in Moshra in 2011, 60 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Moshra · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**45%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**24%

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

**8%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****99%**

**67%

Television ****20%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****23%**

**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 Moshra?

■ Moshra · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**963

Working population ****47.6%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 64.5% for women. 62% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 41 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 176 (76%) · **■** Other work 13 (6%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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

- Paikara543 people
- Dakhalpur524 people
- Gorapur513 people
- Akalia503 people
- Bhandul485 people
- Goaldingi454 people
- Barasat433 people
- Taralpur431 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Moshra?490 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Moshra in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Moshra?73.0% (Census 2011)