Village · Gopiballavpur - I, Paschim Medinipur
# Bakra

Bakra is a village in Gopiballavpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,909 people in 427 households, the 5th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.
- 1,909 people (2011)
- 427 households
- 69.7% literacy
- 932 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bakra

Of every 100 households in Bakra in 2011, 93 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bakra · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 52%
- Toilet within the home 15% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 85% 82%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 51% 30%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 18% 37%
- Television 5% 12%
- Mobile phone 20% 26%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 40% 22%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bakra?

■ Bakra · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.7% 65.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 932 951
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 886 953
- Working population 43.9% 43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 63.3% for women. 57% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 193 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 269 (32%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 46 (5%) · ■ Marginal 330 (39%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gopiballavpur - I
- Naya Basan 4,828 people
- Gopiballavpur 4,061 people
- Sasara 3,418 people
- Alampur Pirasimul 2,862 people
- Chhahazari Humtia 1,889 people
- Dharam Pur 1,651 people
- Panchkahalia 1,562 people
- Chhahazari Tikaitpur 1,471 people

All 216 villages in Gopiballavpur - I

## Other places named Bakra
- Bakra · Village, Jalor, Jalor · 5,953 people
- Bakra · Village, Jhunjhunun, Jhunjhunun · 4,185 people
- Bakra · Village, Giriak, Nalanda · 3,851 people
- Bakra · Village, Dinara, Rohtas · 1,819 people
- Bakra · Village, Beri, Jhajjar · 1,609 people
- Bakra · Village, Bind, Nalanda · 1,590 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Bakra? 1,909 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakra in? Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bakra? 69.7% (Census 2011)

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