# Malkita Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Malkita

Malkita is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,521 people in 518 households**, the 21st largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 2,521people (2011)
- 518households
- 78.9%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Malkita

Of every 100 households in Malkita in 2011, 71 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Malkita · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**48%

Tap water ****1%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**43%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**74%

Use banking services ****66%**

**50%

Television ****34%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****20%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Malkita?

■ Malkita · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**981

Working population ****36.2%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 72.4% for women. 58% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 281 (31%) · **■** Marginal 522 (57%)

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 Burdwan - I

- Bhandardihi2,824 people
- Haldi2,804 people
- Chhota Belun2,747 people
- Jiara2,643 people
- Gopalpur2,516 people
- Kanchannarar2,477 people
- Chandul2,464 people
- Bongpur2,438 people

[All 76 villages in Burdwan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Malkita?2,521 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malkita in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Malkita?78.9% (Census 2011)