# Sekh kochbar Village, Contai - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Sekh kochbar

Sekh kochbar is a village in Contai - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **510 people in 118 households**, the 124th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 510people (2011)
- 118households
- 97.0%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sekh kochbar

Of every 100 households in Sekh kochbar in 2011, 54 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sekh kochbar · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**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 ****38%**

**43%

Television ****8%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****66%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sekh kochbar?

■ Sekh kochbar · ■ Contai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.0%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1824**

**956

Working population ****30.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.6% for men and 96.3% for women. 58% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (7%) · **■** Marginal 145 (92%)

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

- Laudanda543 people
- Payradwip543 people
- Fatepur520 people
- Dhaneshwari512 people
- Baghmari502 people
- Shyam Rai Bar Jalpai501 people
- Marra490 people
- Nandierya485 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 Sekh kochbar?510 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sekh kochbar in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sekh kochbar?97.0% (Census 2011)