# Lara Village, Kashipur, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Kashipur, Puruliya 

# Lara

Lara is a village in Kashipur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,774 people in 583 households**, the 5th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 2,774people (2011)
- 583households
- 72.0%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lara

Of every 100 households in Lara in 2011, 37 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lara · ■ Kashipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**6%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**84%

Use banking services ****26%**

**50%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**21%

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 Lara?

■ Lara · ■ Kashipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**937

Working population ****49.6%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 58.6% for women. 55% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 228 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 344 (25%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 85 (6%) · **■** Marginal 715 (52%)

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 Kashipur

- Palaskola4,119 people
- Sutabai3,507 people
- Beko3,149 people
- Manihara3,104 people
- Gagnabad2,628 people
- Sonaojuri2,624 people
- Barra2,620 people
- Simla2,530 people

[All 209 villages in Kashipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/kashipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lara?2,774 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lara in?Puruliya district (Kashipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lara?72.0% (Census 2011)