# Machhranka Nankar Village, Potashpur - I – Population

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Village · Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Machhranka Nankar

Machhranka Nankar is a village in Potashpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **637 people in 150 households**, the 91st largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 637people (2011)
- 150households
- 86.5%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Machhranka Nankar

Of every 100 households in Machhranka Nankar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machhranka Nankar · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**18%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****4%**

**46%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

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

**30%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Machhranka Nankar?

■ Machhranka Nankar · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**932

Working population ****30.5%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 80.2% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 60 (31%) · **■** Marginal 80 (41%)

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

- Hati Bandh669 people
- Asharya Bandh651 people
- Kat Ranka650 people
- Uttar Rayband641 people
- Ram Basan633 people
- Ramchandrapur632 people
- Rupa Dighi618 people
- Kajlia616 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Machhranka Nankar?637 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhranka Nankar in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Machhranka Nankar?86.5% (Census 2011)