# Pachra Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Pachra

Pachra is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **863 people in 173 households**, the 112th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 863people (2011)
- 173households
- 89.1%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pachra

Of every 100 households in Pachra in 2011, 94 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pachra · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**96%

Use banking services ****84%**

**58%

Television ****38%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Pachra?

■ Pachra · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**960

Working population ****38.8%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 83.1% for women. 60% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (32%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 88 (26%) · **■** Marginal 45 (13%)

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 Keshpur

- Sekati885 people
- Kana Khali877 people
- Dhamsai871 people
- Rajgram866 people
- Koranga Pota860 people
- Jhetla856 people
- Bishwanathpur Patna853 people
- Bazar Arara852 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pachra?863 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pachra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pachra?89.1% (Census 2011)