# Srikantha Village, Moyna, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Moyna, Purba Medinipur 

# Srikantha

Srikantha is a village in Moyna sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,549 people in 1,391 households**, the 6th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 6,549people (2011)
- 1,391households
- 86.7%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Srikantha

Of every 100 households in Srikantha in 2011, 35 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Srikantha · ■ Moyna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**18%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****42%**

**31%

Television ****7%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Srikantha?

■ Srikantha · ■ Moyna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**940

Working population ****34.1%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 81.3% for women. 57% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 172 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (11%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 784 (35%) · **■** Marginal 1,025 (46%)

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

- Paramanandapur8,026 people
- Purbba Dakshinmayna7,491 people
- Arankiyarana7,318 people
- Saorabere Jalpai6,890 people
- Bakcha6,185 people
- Kiyarana5,808 people
- Tilkhoja5,766 people
- Chongra4,968 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Srikantha?6,549 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Srikantha in?Purba Medinipur district (Moyna sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Srikantha?86.7% (Census 2011)