# Makra Village, Illambazar, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Illambazar, Birbhum 

# Makra

Makra is a village in Illambazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,480 people in 349 households**, the 41st largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,480people (2011)
- 349households
- 67.6%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Makra

Of every 100 households in Makra in 2011, 34 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Makra · ■ Illambazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

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

**16%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**83%

Use banking services ****14%**

**42%

Television ****8%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**27%

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 Makra?

■ Makra · ■ Illambazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**947

Working population ****37.3%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 65.3% for women. 57% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 61 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (3%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 38 (7%) · **■** Marginal 421 (76%)

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 Illambazar

- Jalalnagar1,510 people
- Paikuni1,509 people
- Rakona1,508 people
- Maheswarpur1,504 people
- Kurmitha1,477 people
- Kamarpara1,466 people
- Baruipur1,430 people
- Khadempukur1,414 people

[All 133 villages in Illambazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/illambazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Makra?1,480 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makra in?Birbhum district (Illambazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Makra?67.6% (Census 2011)