# Majua Village, Darjeeling Pulbazar, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Darjeeling Pulbazar, Darjiling 

# Majua

Majua is a village in Darjeeling Pulbazar sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,164 people in 238 households**, the 33rd largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 1,164people (2011)
- 238households
- 74.5%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Majua

Of every 100 households in Majua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majua · ■ Darjeeling Pulbazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**34%

Tap water ****50%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**23%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****25%**

**47%

Television ****7%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

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

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**83%

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 Majua?

■ Majua · ■ Darjeeling Pulbazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**940

Working population ****39.8%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 68.8% for women. 59% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 205 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 91 (20%) · **■** Marginal 166 (36%)

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 Darjeeling Pulbazar

- Barnesbeg Tea Garden1,381 people
- Happy Valley Tea Garden1,310 people
- Rungneet Tea Garden1,252 people
- Arya Tea Garden1,236 people
- Alubari Basty1,063 people
- Karmi1,012 people
- Kolbong885 people
- Rishihat Khasmahal824 people

[All 43 villages in Darjeeling Pulbazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/darjeeling-pulbazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Majua?1,164 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majua in?Darjiling district (Darjeeling Pulbazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Majua?74.5% (Census 2011)