# Shaknara Village, Raina - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - I, Barddhaman 

# Shaknara

Shaknara is a village in Raina - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **756 people in 173 households**, the 81st largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%.

- 756people (2011)
- 173households
- 81.6%literacy
- 1,021females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shaknara

Of every 100 households in Shaknara in 2011, 70 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shaknara · ■ Raina - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**34%

Tap water ****24%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**83%

Use banking services ****39%**

**67%

Television ****55%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shaknara?

■ Shaknara · ■ Raina - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**80.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1480**

**950

Working population ****34.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 73.3% for women. 64% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (18%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 67 (26%) · **■** Marginal 96 (37%)

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 Raina - I

- Ramkrishnapur831 people
- Astikur801 people
- Shyamdasbati796 people
- Jakta761 people
- Purshuna740 people
- Bidyanidhi719 people
- Belur718 people
- Kulia666 people

[All 112 villages in Raina - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shaknara?756 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shaknara in?Barddhaman district (Raina - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shaknara?81.6% (Census 2011)