# Mulgaon Village, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Mulgaon

Mulgaon is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,032 people in 258 households**, the 53rd largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 1,032people (2011)
- 258households
- 70.2%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mulgaon

Of every 100 households in Mulgaon in 2011, 33 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Mulgaon · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**70%

Tap water ****48%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****16%**

**25%

Television ****14%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mulgaon?

■ Mulgaon · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1127**

**951

Working population ****39.8%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 63.6% for women. 55% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (33%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 30 (7%) · **■** Marginal 111 (27%)

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 Kumarganj

- Agachha1,069 people
- Tilna1,067 people
- Balta1,066 people
- Chak Mohan1,037 people
- Kanura1,029 people
- Uchat1,007 people
- Palashi998 people
- Shyamnagar993 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mulgaon?1,032 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mulgaon in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mulgaon?70.2% (Census 2011)