# Madhura Village, Nalhati - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Nalhati - I, Birbhum 

# Madhura

Madhura is a village in Nalhati - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,996 people in 1,552 households**, the 4th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.5%.

- 5,996people (2011)
- 1,552households
- 79.7%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Madhura

Of every 100 households in Madhura in 2011, 22 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Madhura · ■ Nalhati - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**9%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****54%**

**46%

Television ****7%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****41%**

**41%

Own their home ****93%**

**95%

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 Madhura?

■ Madhura · ■ Nalhati - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**75.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005**

**959

Working population ****33.3%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 75.4% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 517 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 709 (35%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 152 (8%) · **■** Marginal 592 (30%)

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 Nalhati - I

- Kaytha13,154 people
- Paikpara9,993 people
- Bujunga7,198 people
- Bhelian5,901 people
- Mehagram5,731 people
- Amaypur5,376 people
- Banior5,369 people

[All 94 villages in Nalhati - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/nalhati-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Madhura?5,996 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madhura in?Birbhum district (Nalhati - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Madhura?79.7% (Census 2011)