# Malancha Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Malancha

Malancha is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,532 people in 370 households**, the 46th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 1,532people (2011)
- 370households
- 64.8%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Malancha

Of every 100 households in Malancha in 2011, 28 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Malancha · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**17%

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

**9%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****14%**

**48%

Television ****18%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Malancha?

■ Malancha · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**948

Working population ****49.7%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 56.3% for women. 62% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 447 (59%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (5%) · **■** Marginal 209 (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 Balagarh

- Sabek Char Krishnabati1,639 people
- Ahmadpur1,608 people
- Jagulia1,565 people
- Basna1,564 people
- Dhopapara1,496 people
- Patuli1,475 people
- Naricha1,471 people
- Mahipalpur1,455 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Malancha?1,532 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malancha in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Malancha?64.8% (Census 2011)