# Agra Village, Hilli, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Hilli, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Agra

Agra is a village in Hilli sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,365 people in 345 households**, the 21st largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.0%.

- 1,365people (2011)
- 345households
- 73.5%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Agra

Of every 100 households in Agra in 2011, 46 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Agra · ■ Hilli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**54%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**86%

Use banking services ****6%**

**36%

Television ****29%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**32%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Agra?

■ Agra · ■ Hilli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**76.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1109**

**966

Working population ****48.6%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 66.6% for women. 61% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 130 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 257 (39%) · **■** Household industry 47 (7%) · **■** Other work 40 (6%) · **■** Marginal 189 (29%)

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 Hilli

- Kharun1,420 people
- Mahishnota1,413 people
- Matais1,392 people
- Srirampur1,375 people
- Maniko1,354 people
- Jotghatak1,343 people
- Nafar1,318 people
- Laskarpur1,311 people

[All 82 villages in Hilli](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/hilli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Agra?1,365 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agra in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Hilli sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Agra?73.5% (Census 2011)