# Kokra Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Kokra

Kokra is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,331 people in 279 households**, the 116th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,331people (2011)
- 279households
- 61.6%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kokra

Of every 100 households in Kokra in 2011, 31 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kokra · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****18%**

**24%

Television ****32%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Kokra?

■ Kokra · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**939

Working population ****48.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 52.5% for women. 57% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 189 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 257 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 74 (11%) · **■** Marginal 129 (20%)

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 Raiganj

- Dhusmal1,373 people
- Garna1,348 people
- Bijgaon1,342 people
- Dakshin Bishnupur1,339 people
- Rishipur1,331 people
- Basmanpara1,327 people
- Dhurail1,318 people
- Basudebpur1,317 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kokra?1,331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kokra in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kokra?61.6% (Census 2011)