# Payra Chak, Moyna, Purba Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Moyna, Purba Medinipur 

# Payra Chak

Payra Chak is a village in [Moyna](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/moyna/) 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 **1,471 people in 370 households**, the 56th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 1,471people (2011)
- 370households
- 77.9%literacy
- 1,032females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Payra Chak

Of every 100 households in Payra Chak in 2011, 52 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Payra Chak · ■ Moyna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**36%

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

**77%

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

**18%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****4%**

**31%

Television ****7%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Payra Chak?

■ Payra Chak · ■ Moyna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**940

Working population ****28.6%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 72.3% for women. 56% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Other work 35 (8%) · **■** Marginal 385 (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 Moyna

- Raghunath Chak1,637 people
- Bishnu Misri Chak1,635 people
- Kriranandapur1,584 people
- Rasikpur1,578 people
- Dakshin Ankha1,464 people
- Purbba Dobandhi Patna1,461 people
- Panch Pukhuria1,415 people
- Gouranga Chak1,404 people

[All 85 villages in Moyna](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/moyna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Payra Chak?1,471 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Payra Chak in?Purba Medinipur district (Moyna sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Payra Chak?77.9% (Census 2011)