# Irda Village, Contai - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Irda

Irda is a village in Contai - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **903 people in 176 households**, the 64th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 903people (2011)
- 176households
- 77.9%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Irda

Of every 100 households in Irda in 2011, 63 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Irda · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****4%**

**43%

Television ****16%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Irda?

■ Irda · ■ Contai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**956

Working population ****33.0%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 66.0% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 37 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 49 (16%) · **■** Marginal 205 (69%)

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 Contai - I

- Sasania955 people
- Chanddia Dundibar954 people
- Pailachhanpur923 people
- Eryafatepur912 people
- Damudarpur901 people
- Palta Beria901 people
- Deshdatta Bar885 people
- Rangamalput865 people

[All 225 villages in Contai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Irda?903 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Irda in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Irda?77.9% (Census 2011)