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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Makra

Makra is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,274 people in 265 households**, the 126th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,274people (2011)
- 265households
- 69.3%literacy
- 860females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Makra

Of every 100 households in Makra in 2011, 13 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Makra · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****30%**

**24%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Makra?

■ Makra · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**939

Working population ****34.5%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 56.5% for women. 57% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (9%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 184 (42%) · **■** Marginal 80 (18%)

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

- Ekar1,307 people
- Jauniya1,304 people
- Pariharpur1,283 people
- Gayas1,281 people
- Sarai1,269 people
- Barai1,242 people
- Kumardangi1,237 people
- Pakamba1,200 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Makra?1,274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makra in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Makra?69.3% (Census 2011)