# Hajra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Hajra

Hajra is a village in [Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **467 people in 103 households**, the 94th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 467people (2011)
- 103households
- 87.4%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hajra

Of every 100 households in Hajra in 2011, 68 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hajra · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**66%

Tap water ****100%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****50%**

**32%

Television ****29%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Hajra?

■ Hajra · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**950

Working population ****33.4%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.2% for men and 77.1% for women. 59% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 68 (44%) · **■** Other work 8 (5%) · **■** Marginal 80 (51%)

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

- Gohaldanga490 people
- Panch Mahar485 people
- Kshira481 people
- Saljhati476 people
- Patlapur467 people
- Pandua454 people
- Kashiganja435 people
- Dwarkhola429 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 Hajra?467 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hajra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hajra?87.4% (Census 2011)