Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur
# Madanganj

Madanganj is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 522 people in 134 households, the 155th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 522 people (2011)
- 134 households
- 78.1% literacy
- 884 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Madanganj

Of every 100 households in Madanganj in 2011, 24 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Madanganj · ■ Balurghat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 24% 38%
- Toilet within the home 34% 33%
- No toilet (open defecation) 66% 65%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 61% 47%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 90%
- Use banking services 41% 41%
- Television 15% 26%
- Mobile phone 50% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 27% 26%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Madanganj?

■ Madanganj · ■ Balurghat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.1% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 884 937
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 579 965
- Working population 38.1% 46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 71.3% for women. 64% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 107 (54%) · ■ Other work 79 (40%) · ■ Marginal 11 (6%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Balurghat
- Hasail 532 people
- Krishnagar 532 people
- Chak Bhikan 530 people
- Ristara 524 people
- Chak Hosen 519 people
- Kalikapur 512 people
- Satrai 512 people
- Ekmail 507 people

All 307 villages in Balurghat

## Other places named Madanganj
- Madanganj · Village, Namkhana, South Twenty Four Parganas · 3,143 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Madanganj? 522 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madanganj in? Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Madanganj? 78.1% (Census 2011)

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