# Tikra Para Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Tikra Para

Tikra Para is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **474 people in 117 households**, the 105th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 474people (2011)
- 117households
- 82.1%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tikra Para

Of every 100 households in Tikra Para in 2011, 44 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tikra Para · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**94%

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

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**97%

Use banking services ****60%**

**36%

Television ****34%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**21%

Own their home ****75%**

**97%

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 Tikra Para?

■ Tikra Para · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**943

Working population ****38.4%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 77.9% for women. 57% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (12%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 99 (54%) · **■** Marginal 38 (21%)

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 - II

- Tahalia569 people
- Ratanpur560 people
- Ghonga538 people
- Chak Bhogi503 people
- Raghunathpur454 people
- Karmalla Chak429 people
- Shyamshubar423 people
- Parashurampur408 people

[All 151 villages in Potashpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tikra Para?474 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tikra Para in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tikra Para?82.1% (Census 2011)