# Ayra Village, Khargram, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Khargram, Murshidabad 

# Ayra

Ayra is a village in Khargram sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,520 people in 588 households**, the 36th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 2,520people (2011)
- 588households
- 65.9%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ayra

Of every 100 households in Ayra in 2011, 29 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ayra · ■ Khargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****14%**

**27%

Television ****12%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****49%**

**53%

Own their home ****82%**

**95%

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 Ayra?

■ Ayra · ■ Khargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**960

Working population ****32.9%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 56.4% for women. 54% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 108 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 363 (44%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (8%) · **■** Marginal 281 (34%)

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 Khargram

- Khaspur2,928 people
- Mahammadpur2,889 people
- Gurulia2,757 people
- Budharapara2,578 people
- Sahapara2,368 people
- Mandalpur2,347 people
- Padamkandi2,275 people
- Punrapara2,234 people

[All 155 villages in Khargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/khargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ayra?2,520 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ayra in?Murshidabad district (Khargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ayra?65.9% (Census 2011)