# Molbana Village, Bankura - I, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Bankura - I, Bankura 

# Molbana

Molbana is a village in Bankura - I sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,471 people in 539 households**, the 8th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 2,471people (2011)
- 539households
- 68.4%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Molbana

Of every 100 households in Molbana in 2011, 35 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Molbana · ■ Bankura - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**84%

Tap water ****68%**

**25%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**6%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**68%

Use banking services ****49%**

**35%

Television ****16%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Molbana?

■ Molbana · ■ Bankura - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**961

Working population ****37.7%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 53.8% for women. 59% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 278 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 281 (30%) · **■** Household industry 52 (6%) · **■** Other work 149 (16%) · **■** Marginal 171 (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 Bankura - I

- Radhakantapur3,678 people
- Achuri3,386 people
- Nutangaon3,362 people
- Jagadalla2,660 people
- Andharthaul2,177 people
- Banshi2,156 people
- Badra2,016 people
- Shushunia1,680 people

[All 150 villages in Bankura - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/bankura-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Molbana?2,471 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Molbana in?Bankura district (Bankura - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Molbana?68.4% (Census 2011)