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

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Majhigram

Majhigram is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,031 people in 261 households**, the 71st largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,031people (2011)
- 261households
- 55.2%literacy
- 1,002females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Majhigram

Of every 100 households in Majhigram in 2011, 77 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majhigram · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**65%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****44%**

**41%

Television ****47%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Majhigram?

■ Majhigram · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****629**

**965

Working population ****55.1%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 48.7% for women. 66% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 142 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 257 (45%) · **■** Household industry 29 (5%) · **■** Other work 65 (11%) · **■** Marginal 75 (13%)

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

- Bhatra1,055 people
- Harigaon1,050 people
- Dumair1,039 people
- Salgoan1,039 people
- Chak Andharu1,025 people
- Belgharia1,022 people
- Raypur1,020 people
- Madhabpara1,004 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Majhigram?1,031 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhigram in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Majhigram?55.2% (Census 2011)