# Lokhra Village, Ratua - II, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Ratua - II, Maldah 

# Lokhra

Lokhra is a village in Ratua - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,179 people in 233 households**, the 40th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 1,179people (2011)
- 233households
- 57.0%literacy
- 1,054females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lokhra

Of every 100 households in Lokhra in 2011, 39 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lokhra · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**85%

Use banking services ****34%**

**22%

Television ****12%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**42%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Lokhra?

■ Lokhra · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1158**

**967

Working population ****30.0%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 52.2% for women. 48% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 34 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (9%) · **■** Household industry 30 (8%) · **■** Other work 178 (50%) · **■** Marginal 81 (23%)

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 Ratua - II

- Khailsana1,428 people
- Paranpur1,267 people
- Sekhpur1,249 people
- Ailpara1,233 people
- Harirampur1,102 people
- Chauduar999 people
- Sultanganj922 people
- Kharbari Jhamuria914 people

[All 51 villages in Ratua - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lokhra?1,179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lokhra in?Maldah district (Ratua - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lokhra?57.0% (Census 2011)