# Muchiara Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Muchiara

Muchiara is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **625 people in 130 households**, the 116th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 625people (2011)
- 130households
- 78.0%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Muchiara

Of every 100 households in Muchiara in 2011, 56 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Muchiara · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**85%

Use banking services ****29%**

**57%

Television ****29%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Muchiara?

■ Muchiara · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**961

Working population ****60.2%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 70.9% for women. 58% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (8%) · **■** Marginal 327 (87%)

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 Sainthia

- Ballabhpur659 people
- Narayanpur656 people
- Shrinidhipur654 people
- Jollo647 people
- Meherpur623 people
- Salgaria621 people
- Rupadihi619 people
- Mathurapur614 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Muchiara?625 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muchiara in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Muchiara?78.0% (Census 2011)