# Indra Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Indra

Indra is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **863 people in 209 households**, the 100th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 863people (2011)
- 209households
- 61.2%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Indra

Of every 100 households in Indra in 2011, 5 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Indra · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****10%**

**41%

Television ****1%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****60%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Indra?

■ Indra · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**965

Working population ****54.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 57.8% for women. 63% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 178 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (18%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 19 (4%) · **■** Marginal 181 (38%)

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 Balurghat

- Kamalpur877 people
- Chak Ramprosad870 people
- Margram870 people
- Kuchila864 people
- Jotgopal858 people
- Bahicha857 people
- Damuaghugudanga848 people
- Phulghara842 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Indra?863 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Indra in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Indra?61.2% (Census 2011)