# Agra Village, Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Agra

Agra is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,011 people in 243 households**, the 43rd largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 1,011people (2011)
- 243households
- 71.7%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Agra

Of every 100 households in Agra in 2011, 57 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Agra · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**16%

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

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****19%**

**32%

Television ****3%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****68%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**78.9%

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

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**950

Working population ****31.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 60.7% for women. 59% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 38 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (5%) · **■** Other work 32 (10%) · **■** Marginal 236 (73%)

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 Chandrakona - I

- Rejna1,169 people
- Goyalsini1,134 people
- Basulia1,118 people
- Amrapat1,097 people
- Shola1,007 people
- Agra997 people
- Gopalpur997 people
- Chaltabandi991 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Agra?1,011 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Agra?71.7% (Census 2011)