# Netra Village, Canning - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Canning - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Netra

Netra is a village in Canning - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,154 people in 771 households**, the 19th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 4,154people (2011)
- 771households
- 59.0%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Netra

Of every 100 households in Netra in 2011, 6 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Netra · ■ Canning - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**41%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**6%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****3%**

**12%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**47%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Netra?

■ Netra · ■ Canning - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**961

Working population ****34.9%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 53.7% for women. 53% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 202 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 396 (27%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 68 (5%) · **■** Marginal 780 (54%)

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 Canning - II

- Chandibari4,948 people
- Mallik Kati4,683 people
- Bibir Abad4,543 people
- Kalugachhi4,395 people
- Haora Mari4,136 people
- Miagheri4,134 people
- Singheswar3,705 people
- Srinagar3,420 people

[All 61 villages in Canning - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/canning-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Netra?4,154 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Netra in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Canning - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Netra?59.0% (Census 2011)