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

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Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Shwnia

Shwnia 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 **2,221 people in 490 households**, the 23rd largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 2,221people (2011)
- 490households
- 92.0%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shwnia

Of every 100 households in Shwnia in 2011, 39 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shwnia · ■ Egra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**10%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**40%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****46%**

**37%

Television ****18%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shwnia?

■ Shwnia · ■ Egra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.0%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**926

Working population ****50.2%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 88.0% for women. 65% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 535 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 345 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 72 (6%) · **■** Marginal 163 (15%)

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

- Bolkushda2,403 people
- Shipur2,399 people
- Sahara2,378 people
- Baranehari2,302 people
- Jamki2,175 people
- Charpalia1,954 people
- Khal Shutia1,914 people
- Khalina1,887 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shwnia?2,221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shwnia in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shwnia?92.0% (Census 2011)