# Malaypur Village, Murarai - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Murarai - I, Birbhum 

# Malaypur

Malaypur is a village in Murarai - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,319 people in 304 households**, the 41st largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 1,319people (2011)
- 304households
- 54.1%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Malaypur

Of every 100 households in Malaypur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malaypur · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**86%

Use banking services ****0%**

**20%

Television ****13%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**46%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Malaypur?

■ Malaypur · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1124**

**983

Working population ****35.8%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.9% for men and 48.0% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 237 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 218 (46%)

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 Murarai - I

- Kanaipur1,620 people
- Abdullapur1,616 people
- Bhatra1,535 people
- Harinduba1,469 people
- Badebalia1,183 people
- Harirampur1,162 people
- Dadpur1,153 people
- Bhabanipur1,138 people

[All 80 villages in Murarai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/murarai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Malaypur?1,319 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malaypur in?Birbhum district (Murarai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Malaypur?54.1% (Census 2011)