# Kia, Egra - I, Purba Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Kia

Kia is a village in [Egra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-i/) sub-district of [Purba Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,760 people in 590 households**, the 13th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 2,760people (2011)
- 590households
- 80.1%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kia

Of every 100 households in Kia in 2011, 35 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kia · ■ Egra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**10%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**40%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**96%

Use banking services ****28%**

**37%

Television ****5%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**98%

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 Kia?

■ Kia · ■ Egra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**926

Working population ****48.6%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 69.8% for women. 69% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 596 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 181 (13%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 121 (9%) · **■** Marginal 436 (33%)

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 Egra - I

- Nagua4,396 people
- Rasan4,114 people
- Barttana3,799 people
- Barda3,083 people
- Chirulia2,650 people
- Maha Bishra2,612 people
- Puranda2,535 people
- Erendabar2,467 people

[All 133 villages in Egra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-i/villages/)

## Other places named Kia

- Kia · Village, Karanjia, Mayurbhanj · 401 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kia?2,760 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kia in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kia?80.1% (Census 2011)