# Hatira Village, Contai - III, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Hatira

Hatira is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,133 people in 239 households**, the 38th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 1,133people (2011)
- 239households
- 91.0%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hatira

Of every 100 households in Hatira in 2011, 82 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hatira · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**40%

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

**95%

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

**4%

Tap water ****1%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****69%**

**42%

Television ****32%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Hatira?

■ Hatira · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.0%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****734**

**948

Working population ****42.7%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.5% for men and 84.4% for women. 63% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (16%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 168 (35%) · **■** Marginal 208 (43%)

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 - III

- Bamunia Jangal1,248 people
- Kamarda1,225 people
- Jashabisha1,158 people
- Dakshinpithulia1,144 people
- Karalda Nahera Bar1,130 people
- Lauda1,124 people
- Paschim Kamarda1,113 people
- Jethai Bari1,110 people

[All 166 villages in Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hatira?1,133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hatira in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hatira?91.0% (Census 2011)