# Takrar Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Takrar

Takrar is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **940 people in 222 households**, the 96th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 940people (2011)
- 222households
- 72.1%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Takrar

Of every 100 households in Takrar in 2011, 9 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Takrar · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****79%**

**61%

Television ****9%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**17%

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 Takrar?

■ Takrar · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**942

Working population ****41.7%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 61.5% for women. 59% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (35%) · **■** Household industry 48 (12%) · **■** Other work 26 (7%) · **■** Marginal 132 (34%)

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 Narayangarh

- Asti961 people
- Pithapura952 people
- Lakshanda950 people
- Deula946 people
- Babalpur936 people
- Sarisa935 people
- Jhanjia Nankar929 people
- Bhatpara927 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Takrar?940 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Takrar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Takrar?72.1% (Census 2011)