# Malaypur Village, Arambag, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Arambag, Hugli 

# Malaypur

Malaypur is a village in Arambag sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,465 people in 1,898 households**, the 4th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 8,465people (2011)
- 1,898households
- 74.1%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Malaypur

Of every 100 households in Malaypur in 2011, 46 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Malaypur · ■ Arambag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**30%

Tap water ****5%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**88%

Use banking services ****67%**

**42%

Television ****25%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Malaypur?

■ Malaypur · ■ Arambag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**959

Working population ****39.2%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 67.8% for women. 61% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 455 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 787 (24%) · **■** Household industry 30 (1%) · **■** Other work 977 (29%) · **■** Marginal 1,071 (32%)

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 Arambag

- Gaurhati13,084 people
- Keshabpur12,687 people
- Mayapur10,871 people
- Dahar Kundu6,464 people
- Salepur5,965 people
- Dihi Bagnan5,783 people
- Batanal5,585 people

[All 159 villages in Arambag](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/arambag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Malaypur?8,465 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malaypur in?Hugli district (Arambag sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Malaypur?74.1% (Census 2011)