# Makarandapur Village, Jaypur, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Jaypur, Bankura 

# Makarandapur

Makarandapur is a village in Jaypur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,892 people in 408 households**, the 22nd largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 1,892people (2011)
- 408households
- 79.8%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Makarandapur

Of every 100 households in Makarandapur in 2011, 71 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Makarandapur · ■ Jaypur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**73%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**16%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**79%

Use banking services ****42%**

**62%

Television ****31%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Makarandapur?

■ Makarandapur · ■ Jaypur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**951

Working population ****38.1%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 71.3% for women. 55% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 191 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 235 (33%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 149 (21%) · **■** Marginal 139 (19%)

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 Jaypur

- Rajgram2,368 people
- Bharatpur2,233 people
- Banshi2,069 people
- Simulairi1,915 people
- Baliguma1,741 people
- Dighpar1,673 people
- Gelia1,655 people
- Brahmankonda1,623 people

[All 139 villages in Jaypur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/jaypur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Makarandapur?1,892 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makarandapur in?Bankura district (Jaypur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Makarandapur?79.8% (Census 2011)