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Atra Population - Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal

Atra is a medium size village located in Kharagpur - II Block of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 295 families residing. The Atra village has population of 1166 of which 561 are males while 605 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Atra village population of children with age 0-6 is 134 which makes up 11.49 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Atra village is 1078 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Atra as per census is 1127, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Atra village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Atra village was 75.68 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Atra Male literacy stands at 84.74 % while female literacy rate was 67.23 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Atra village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Atra village.

Atra Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 295 - -
Population 1,166 561 605
Child (0-6) 134 63 71
Schedule Caste 356 183 173
Schedule Tribe 352 162 190
Literacy 75.68 % 84.74 % 67.23 %
Total Workers 556 334 222
Main Worker 365 - -
Marginal Worker 191 73 118

Caste Factor

In Atra village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC) & Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.53 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 30.19 % of total population in Atra village.

Work Profile

In Atra village out of total population, 556 were engaged in work activities. 65.65 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.35 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 556 workers engaged in Main Work, 97 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 215 were Agricultural labourer.