# Dokra Village, Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dokra

Dokra is a village in Nayagram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **770 people in 191 households**, the 49th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 770people (2011)
- 191households
- 82.7%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dokra

Of every 100 households in Dokra in 2011, 61 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dokra · ■ Nayagram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**88%

Tap water ****5%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**20%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****9%**

**18%

Television ****10%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****6%**

**21%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Dokra?

■ Dokra · ■ Nayagram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**963

Working population ****37.3%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 72.2% for women. 59% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (52%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 54 (19%) · **■** Marginal 24 (8%)

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 Nayagram

- Khana Muri802 people
- Rangiyam794 people
- Jhagari779 people
- Tapoban773 people
- Jamira Pal769 people
- Jharia735 people
- Salgaria720 people
- Amla Kora708 people

[All 336 villages in Nayagram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/nayagram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dokra?770 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dokra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Nayagram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dokra?82.7% (Census 2011)