# Majpur Village, Khanakul - I, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Khanakul - I, Hugli 

# Majpur

Majpur is a village in Khanakul - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,368 people in 783 households**, the 24th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 3,368people (2011)
- 783households
- 64.1%literacy
- 1,042females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Majpur

Of every 100 households in Majpur in 2011, 31 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majpur · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**43%

Tap water ****12%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****11%**

**36%

Television ****7%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Majpur?

■ Majpur · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**950

Working population ****35.2%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 56.4% for women. 64% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 112 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 471 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 96 (8%) · **■** Marginal 507 (43%)

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 Khanakul - I

- Kanakpur3,612 people
- Khanakul3,489 people
- Dhamla3,402 people
- Sankarpur3,389 people
- Dharmmapur3,325 people
- Chhatrashali3,260 people
- Kishorpur3,217 people
- Dhara Shimul3,118 people

[All 94 villages in Khanakul - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Majpur?3,368 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majpur in?Hugli district (Khanakul - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Majpur?64.1% (Census 2011)