# Marakhana Village, Khanakul - II, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - II, Hugli 

# Marakhana

Marakhana is a village in Khanakul - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,526 people in 1,151 households**, the 15th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 5,526people (2011)
- 1,151households
- 82.0%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Marakhana

Of every 100 households in Marakhana in 2011, 82 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marakhana · ■ Khanakul - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**37%

Tap water ****7%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**11%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**88%

Use banking services ****53%**

**47%

Television ****29%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**29%

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 Marakhana?

■ Marakhana · ■ Khanakul - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**950

Working population ****37.1%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 75.6% for women. 63% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 121 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (7%) · **■** Household industry 110 (5%) · **■** Other work 1,051 (51%) · **■** Marginal 621 (30%)

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 - II

- Routkhana6,114 people
- Balpai5,856 people
- Kaknan5,833 people
- Mostafapur5,670 people
- Hirapur5,486 people
- Dhanyaghari5,482 people
- Ramchandrapur5,299 people
- Bar Nandanpur4,763 people

[All 53 villages in Khanakul - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Marakhana?5,526 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marakhana in?Hugli district (Khanakul - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Marakhana?82.0% (Census 2011)