# Malancha Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Malancha

Malancha is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **541 people in 134 households**, the 53rd largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 541people (2011)
- 134households
- 67.5%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Malancha

Of every 100 households in Malancha in 2011, 30 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malancha · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**49%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**89%

Use banking services ****88%**

**63%

Television ****14%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****61%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Malancha?

■ Malancha · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**926

Working population ****37.2%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 62.8% for women. 63% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 63 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (31%) · **■** Other work 46 (23%) · **■** Marginal 30 (15%)

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 Katwa - II

- Ghumuria851 people
- Nawapara767 people
- Kumri607 people
- Jamuna Patai577 people
- Parasurampur513 people
- Barakhanji489 people
- Mallikpur455 people
- Kabirajpur450 people

[All 68 villages in Katwa - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Malancha?541 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malancha in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Malancha?67.5% (Census 2011)