Egra 1 is a Block positioned in Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. Situated in rural part of West Bengal, it is one of the 25 blocks of Purba Medinipur district. According to the administration records, the block number of Egra 1 is 338. The block has 133 villages and there are total 35273 houses in this Block.
As per Census 2011, Egra 1's population is 167163. Out of this, 86458 are males while the females count 80705 here. This block has 18870 kids in the age group of 0-6 years. Out of this 9796 are boys and 9074 are girls.
Literacy rate in Egra 1 block is 73%. 122834 out of total 167163 population is literate here. Among males the literacy rate is 79% as 68827 males out of total 86458 are educated whereas female literacy rate is 66% as 54007 out of total 80705 females are literate in this Block.
The dark side is that illiteracy rate of Egra 1 block is 26%. Here 44329 out of total 167163 persons are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 20% as 17631 males out of total 86458 are illiterate. In females the illiteracy rate is 33% and 26698 out of total 80705 females are illiterate in this block.
The count of occupied people of Egra 1 block is 72979 however 94184 are non-working. And out of 72979 occupied people 21978 persons are entirely dependent on farming.