# Tikra Village, Ramnagar - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ramnagar - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Tikra

Tikra is a village in Ramnagar - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **904 people in 193 households**, the 74th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 904people (2011)
- 193households
- 91.2%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tikra

Of every 100 households in Tikra in 2011, 61 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Tikra · ■ Ramnagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**9%

Tap water ****50%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**89%

Use banking services ****72%**

**51%

Television ****32%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Tikra?

■ Tikra · ■ Ramnagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.2%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**929

Working population ****31.7%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 89.0% for women. 54% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 171 (60%) · **■** Marginal 52 (18%)

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 Ramnagar - I

- Ratanpur926 people
- Tajpur920 people
- Dakshin Basulipat909 people
- Ullaspur909 people
- Ghersai901 people
- Kiyakuli892 people
- Lachhimpur842 people
- Kholaberya841 people

[All 149 villages in Ramnagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/ramnagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tikra?904 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tikra in?Purba Medinipur district (Ramnagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tikra?91.2% (Census 2011)