# Indra Village, Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur 

# Indra

Indra is a village in Keshiary sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **611 people in 142 households**, the 76th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 611people (2011)
- 142households
- 67.5%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Indra

Of every 100 households in Indra in 2011, 2 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Indra · ■ Keshiary rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**67%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****17%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Indra?

■ Indra · ■ Keshiary rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1194**

**955

Working population ****40.3%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 58.6% for women. 55% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (57%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 22 (9%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Keshiary

- Godali Pur619 people
- Bari Bandku618 people
- Rasra617 people
- Sukarol617 people
- Chhatrar602 people
- Jamsol586 people
- Kamar Chauki586 people
- Gopinath Pur575 people

[All 220 villages in Keshiary](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshiary/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Indra?611 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Indra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshiary sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Indra?67.5% (Census 2011)