# Nazra Village, Magrahat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Magrahat - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Nazra

Nazra is a village in Magrahat - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,552 people in 1,821 households**, the 1st largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 9,552people (2011)
- 1,821households
- 66.7%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nazra

Of every 100 households in Nazra in 2011, 68 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nazra · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**51%

Tap water ****4%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****20%**

**33%

Television ****20%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****49%**

**38%

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 Nazra?

■ Nazra · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**983

Working population ****30.0%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 60.7% for women. 49% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 139 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 304 (11%) · **■** Household industry 115 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,329 (46%) · **■** Marginal 976 (34%)

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 Magrahat - I

- Iyarpur9,238 people
- Serpur8,170 people
- Khela Rampur6,176 people
- Deula5,169 people

[All 81 villages in Magrahat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nazra?9,552 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nazra in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nazra?66.7% (Census 2011)