# Ukhra Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Ukhra

Ukhra is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,001 people in 1,201 households**, the 8th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 5,001people (2011)
- 1,201households
- 75.9%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ukhra

Of every 100 households in Ukhra in 2011, 46 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ukhra · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**24%

Tap water ****2%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**91%

Use banking services ****22%**

**44%

Television ****33%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**26%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Ukhra?

■ Ukhra · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

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

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004**

**970

Working population ****46.6%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 69.7% for women. 63% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 206 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 597 (26%) · **■** Household industry 210 (9%) · **■** Other work 1,059 (45%) · **■** Marginal 256 (11%)

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 Purbasthali - II

- Sinhari6,911 people
- Nimdaha6,873 people
- Parulia6,447 people
- Biswarambha6,169 people
- Hrishi4,967 people
- Uttar Lakshmipur4,697 people
- Patuli4,681 people
- Palaspuli4,642 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ukhra?5,001 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ukhra in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ukhra?75.9% (Census 2011)