# Irda, Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Irda

Irda is a village in [Potashpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-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 **1,145 people in 234 households**, the 47th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 1,145people (2011)
- 234households
- 91.3%literacy
- 862females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Irda

Of every 100 households in Irda in 2011, 23 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Irda · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**4%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**18%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****27%**

**46%

Television ****10%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****12%**

**30%

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 Irda?

■ Irda · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**932

Working population ****34.9%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.3% for men and 86.6% for women. 61% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 236 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (30%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (6%) · **■** Marginal 16 (4%)

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 Potashpur - I

- Khidirpur1,236 people
- Bara Bhagia1,211 people
- Ektarpur1,184 people
- Golara Bheri1,147 people
- Brajalalpur1,144 people
- Pusha1,110 people
- Bala Bhadrapur1,101 people
- Chistipur Bheri1,094 people

[All 139 villages in Potashpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-i/villages/)

## Other places named Irda

- Irda · Village, Singla, Baleshwar · 1,114 people
- Irda · Village, Contai - I, Purba Medinipur · 903 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Irda?1,145 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Irda in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Irda?91.3% (Census 2011)