# Marara Village, Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Marara

Marara is a village in Harirampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,229 people in 291 households**, the 35th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,229people (2011)
- 291households
- 77.6%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Marara

Of every 100 households in Marara in 2011, 74 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Marara · ■ Harirampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**78%

Tap water ****48%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****26%**

**24%

Television ****37%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**32%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Marara?

■ Marara · ■ Harirampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**973

Working population ****30.1%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 72.8% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (38%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 72 (19%) · **■** Marginal 19 (5%)

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 Harirampur

- Chandipur1,278 people
- Khayerbari1,270 people
- Lahuchar1,252 people
- Kharua1,232 people
- Barakasba1,227 people
- Kalsi1,221 people
- Maliandighi1,202 people
- Binair1,186 people

[All 151 villages in Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Marara?1,229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marara in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Harirampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Marara?77.6% (Census 2011)