# Pera Village, Murarai - I, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Murarai - I, Birbhum 

# Pera

Pera is a village in Murarai - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **812 people in 174 households**, the 58th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 812people (2011)
- 174households
- 58.2%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pera

Of every 100 households in Pera in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pera · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**86%

Use banking services ****38%**

**20%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**46%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pera?

■ Pera · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**983

Working population ****32.1%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 50.0% for women. 56% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 141 (54%) · **■** Other work 27 (10%) · **■** Marginal 48 (18%)

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 Murarai - I

- Birahimpur889 people
- Singhanagar857 people
- Ganeshpur825 people
- Tegharia820 people
- Lakargram804 people
- Raichandrapur789 people
- Chandrapara768 people
- Sarduari755 people

[All 80 villages in Murarai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/murarai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pera?812 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pera in?Birbhum district (Murarai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pera?58.2% (Census 2011)