# Irkha Village, Nanda Kumar, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Nanda Kumar, Purba Medinipur 

# Irkha

Irkha is a village in Nanda Kumar sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,754 people in 399 households**, the 50th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 1,754people (2011)
- 399households
- 92.6%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Irkha

Of every 100 households in Irkha in 2011, 56 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Irkha · ■ Nanda Kumar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**17%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

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

**5%

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

**2%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****23%**

**39%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**34%

Own their home ****94%**

**95%

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 Irkha?

■ Irkha · ■ Nanda Kumar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.6%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1192**

**940

Working population ****34.0%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.2% for men and 88.8% for women. 58% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (36%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 66 (11%) · **■** Marginal 280 (47%)

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 Nanda Kumar

- Mahadadhipur1,831 people
- Uttar Rautori1,804 people
- Hariharpur1,773 people
- Hatgechhe Dakshin1,768 people
- Jambur Basan1,751 people
- Nirbhaypur1,746 people
- Dakshin Srikrishnapur1,735 people
- Khejur Berya1,735 people

[All 101 villages in Nanda Kumar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/nanda-kumar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Irkha?1,754 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Irkha in?Purba Medinipur district (Nanda Kumar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Irkha?92.6% (Census 2011)