# Marapur Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Marapur

Marapur is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **738 people in 160 households**, the 46th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 738people (2011)
- 160households
- 62.8%literacy
- 1,079females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Marapur

Of every 100 households in Marapur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Marapur · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**52%

Tap water ****54%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**83%

Use banking services ****49%**

**34%

Television ****55%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**19%

Own their home ****19%**

**78%

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 Marapur?

■ Marapur · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**966

Working population ****51.6%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 52.3% for women. 51% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 277 (73%) · **■** Marginal 102 (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 Naxalbari

- Mudir Jangal845 people
- Jamidarguri790 people
- Mirjangler Chhat787 people
- Chhota Chenga754 people
- Nehal731 people
- Bharatsing700 people
- Udiarip663 people
- Mahasing662 people

[All 94 villages in Naxalbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/naxalbari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Marapur?738 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marapur in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Marapur?62.8% (Census 2011)