# Mota Ghata Village, Egra - II, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Egra - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Mota Ghata

Mota Ghata is a village in Egra - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,111 people in 220 households**, the 51st largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 1,111people (2011)
- 220households
- 91.8%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mota Ghata

Of every 100 households in Mota Ghata in 2011, 63 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mota Ghata · ■ Egra - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

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

**11%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****35%**

**33%

Television ****12%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Mota Ghata?

■ Mota Ghata · ■ Egra - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****677**

**953

Working population ****31.7%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.6% for men and 86.0% for women. 56% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (26%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 110 (31%) · **■** Marginal 77 (22%)

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 - II

- Saharda1,262 people
- Aranga1,243 people
- Piraj Khan Bar1,176 people
- Tentuliagiri1,176 people
- Keutgerya1,101 people
- Jinandapur1,077 people
- Dakshin Padma1,060 people
- Sarisha1,052 people

[All 117 villages in Egra - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mota Ghata?1,111 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mota Ghata in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mota Ghata?91.8% (Census 2011)