# Maro Village, Galsi - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Galsi - I, Barddhaman 

# Maro

Maro is a village in Galsi - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,461 people in 821 households**, the 16th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 3,461people (2011)
- 821households
- 63.9%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maro

Of every 100 households in Maro in 2011, 58 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maro · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**61%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**81%

Use banking services ****67%**

**50%

Television ****30%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Maro?

■ Maro · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**957

Working population ****47.8%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 55.1% for women. 63% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 188 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 242 (15%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 356 (22%) · **■** Marginal 863 (52%)

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 Galsi - I

- Dharmapura3,953 people
- Loa3,690 people
- Simnari3,663 people
- Shaldanga3,604 people
- Krishnarampur3,267 people
- Purangan3,049 people
- Bandutia2,932 people
- Jagulpara2,927 people

[All 85 villages in Galsi - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maro?3,461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maro in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maro?63.9% (Census 2011)