# Malbigha Village, Patrasayer, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Patrasayer, Bankura 

# Malbigha

Malbigha is a village in Patrasayer sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **537 people in 131 households**, the 111th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 537people (2011)
- 131households
- 45.4%literacy
- 1,073females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Malbigha

Of every 100 households in Malbigha in 2011, 11 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malbigha · ■ Patrasayer rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**35%

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

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**78%

Tap water ****68%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**81%

Use banking services ****7%**

**44%

Television ****5%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Malbigha?

■ Malbigha · ■ Patrasayer rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.4%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1242**

**946

Working population ****45.3%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.7% for men and 38.4% for women. 58% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (9%) · **■** Marginal 163 (67%)

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 Patrasayer

- Sekendar Chak543 people
- Bhairab Pur542 people
- Paharpur542 people
- Bagh Mari540 people
- Telisaer521 people
- Telsanra521 people
- Hadal487 people
- Khamardihi482 people

[All 160 villages in Patrasayer](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/patrasayer/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Malbigha?537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malbigha in?Bankura district (Patrasayer sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Malbigha?45.4% (Census 2011)