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

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Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Marra

Marra is a village in Contai - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **490 people in 108 households**, the 127th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 490people (2011)
- 108households
- 97.1%literacy
- 856females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Marra

Of every 100 households in Marra in 2011, 77 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marra · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**51%

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

**94%

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

**5%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****38%**

**43%

Television ****13%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Marra?

■ Marra · ■ Contai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.1%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****586**

**956

Working population ****47.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.6% for men and 94.3% for women. 60% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (5%) · **■** Household industry 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 39 (17%) · **■** Marginal 155 (66%)

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

- Dhaneshwari512 people
- Sekh kochbar510 people
- Baghmari502 people
- Shyam Rai Bar Jalpai501 people
- Nandierya485 people
- Ektarpur Madanmohanbar483 people
- Namal476 people
- Dakshin Ramchak474 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 Marra?490 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marra in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Marra?97.1% (Census 2011)