# Ahira Village, Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Ahira

Ahira is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **383 people in 92 households**, the 117th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 383people (2011)
- 92households
- 95.2%literacy
- 833females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ahira

Of every 100 households in Ahira in 2011, 0 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ahira · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**51%

Television ****5%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Ahira?

■ Ahira · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.2%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****833**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**973

Working population ****71.8%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.4% for men and 93.7% for women. 72% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 270 (98%)

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 Sankrail

- Belyabera395 people
- Banicha391 people
- Kaptidanga391 people
- Khayrapati384 people
- Mahishabhaga383 people
- Salbani379 people
- Anandapur370 people
- Murakati370 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ahira?383 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ahira in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ahira?95.2% (Census 2011)