# Khamra Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Khamra

Khamra is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,253 people in 299 households**, the 40th largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 1,253people (2011)
- 299households
- 83.6%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khamra

Of every 100 households in Khamra in 2011, 44 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khamra · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**20%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****24%**

**50%

Television ****26%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Khamra?

■ Khamra · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**988

Working population ****48.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 74.6% for women. 58% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (21%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 114 (19%) · **■** Marginal 266 (44%)

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 Debra

- Haipat1,334 people
- Bankakul1,287 people
- Benya1,284 people
- Bhagaban Basan1,284 people
- Shanrpur1,252 people
- Dhenga1,250 people
- Patna1,248 people
- Banshda1,244 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khamra?1,253 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khamra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khamra?83.6% (Census 2011)