# Malgaria Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Malgaria

Malgaria is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,328 people in 323 households**, the 40th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,328people (2011)
- 323households
- 80.4%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Malgaria

Of every 100 households in Malgaria in 2011, 76 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Malgaria · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**40%

Tap water ****2%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**81%

Use banking services ****53%**

**48%

Television ****49%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**26%

Own their home ****74%**

**96%

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 Malgaria?

■ Malgaria · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**954

Working population ****38.3%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 72.7% for women. 63% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 94 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (22%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 135 (27%) · **■** Marginal 163 (32%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Rajapur1,433 people
- Sulantu1,351 people
- Maudanga1,347 people
- Bidyanagar1,332 people
- Sahazadpur1,324 people
- Paranpur1,312 people
- Belgaria1,230 people
- Betpukur1,188 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Malgaria?1,328 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malgaria in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Malgaria?80.4% (Census 2011)