# Majhian Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Majhian

Majhian is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **952 people in 244 households**, the 81st largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 952people (2011)
- 244households
- 74.9%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Majhian

Of every 100 households in Majhian in 2011, 21 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Majhian · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**90%

Use banking services ****74%**

**41%

Television ****26%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Majhian?

■ Majhian · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****763**

**965

Working population ****64.7%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 69.2% for women. 75% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 104 (17%) · **■** Marginal 365 (59%)

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 Balurghat

- Mahala992 people
- Bijoyshri983 people
- Purba Hariharpur971 people
- Gopalbati959 people
- Paschim Raynagar950 people
- Halida Danga946 people
- Kasiadanga942 people
- Mayamari930 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Majhian?952 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhian in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Majhian?74.9% (Census 2011)