# Majinan Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Majinan

Majinan is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,173 people in 285 households**, the 102nd largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 1,173people (2011)
- 285households
- 72.1%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Majinan

Of every 100 households in Majinan in 2011, 40 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Majinan · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**48%

Tap water ****2%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**84%

Use banking services ****24%**

**58%

Television ****31%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Majinan?

■ Majinan · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****671**

**962

Working population ****36.1%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 67.9% for women. 60% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 65 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 197 (46%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 100 (24%) · **■** Marginal 54 (13%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Mallikpur1,222 people
- Kabilpur1,213 people
- Tegachhi Bhabanipur1,205 people
- Madpur1,201 people
- Noapara1,172 people
- Gangarampur1,171 people
- Paschim Keshabpur1,166 people
- Jamdara1,153 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Majinan?1,173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majinan in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Majinan?72.1% (Census 2011)