# Heria Village, Magrahat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Magrahat - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Heria

Heria is a village in Magrahat - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,698 people in 587 households**, the 26th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 2,698people (2011)
- 587households
- 82.3%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Heria

Of every 100 households in Heria in 2011, 37 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Heria · ■ Magrahat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**50%

Tap water ****36%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****26%**

**34%

Television ****22%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****43%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Heria?

■ Heria · ■ Magrahat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**956

Working population ****29.2%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 76.4% for women. 53% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 24 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 430 (55%) · **■** Household industry 87 (11%) · **■** Other work 179 (23%) · **■** Marginal 67 (9%)

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 - II

- Dhanpota3,326 people
- Madhabpur3,307 people
- Dihi Narayani3,290 people
- Byaspur2,947 people
- Jaypur2,565 people
- Mallarchak Ishwaripur2,481 people
- Parui2,389 people
- Benipur2,338 people

[All 78 villages in Magrahat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Heria?2,698 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Heria in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Heria?82.3% (Census 2011)