# Mallikpur Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Mallikpur

Mallikpur is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,222 people in 309 households**, the 98th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 1,222people (2011)
- 309households
- 78.9%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mallikpur

Of every 100 households in Mallikpur in 2011, 54 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mallikpur · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**84%

Use banking services ****81%**

**58%

Television ****38%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mallikpur?

■ Mallikpur · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1130**

**962

Working population ****48.7%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 70.6% for women. 64% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 270 (45%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 127 (21%) · **■** Marginal 73 (12%)

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

- Dakshin Mamudpur1,247 people
- Kak Gachhi1,245 people
- Sahbazar1,233 people
- Purba Banpur1,232 people
- Kabilpur1,213 people
- Tegachhi Bhabanipur1,205 people
- Madpur1,201 people
- Majinan1,173 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mallikpur?1,222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mallikpur in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mallikpur?78.9% (Census 2011)