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

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Malancha

Malancha is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,681 people in 441 households**, the 26th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,681people (2011)
- 441households
- 76.6%literacy
- 1,001females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Malancha

Of every 100 households in Malancha in 2011, 54 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Malancha · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**65%

Tap water ****62%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**90%

Use banking services ****30%**

**41%

Television ****32%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Malancha?

■ Malancha · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1147**

**965

Working population ****42.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 70.9% for women. 61% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (14%) · **■** Household industry 54 (8%) · **■** Other work 267 (37%) · **■** Marginal 217 (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 Balurghat

- Kaigram1,826 people
- Badkhorna1,801 people
- Baul1,786 people
- Noksha1,698 people
- Boaldar1,679 people
- Badamail1,673 people
- Hossenpur1,642 people
- Dakshin Sibrampur1,629 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Malancha?1,681 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malancha in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Malancha?76.6% (Census 2011)