# Mairadanga Village, Falakata, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Falakata, Jalpaiguri 

# Mairadanga

Mairadanga is a village in Falakata sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,167 people in 1,454 households**, the 4th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 6,167people (2011)
- 1,454households
- 69.9%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mairadanga

Of every 100 households in Mairadanga in 2011, 8 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mairadanga · ■ Falakata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**43%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****15%**

**20%

Television ****7%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**90%

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 Mairadanga?

■ Mairadanga · ■ Falakata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079**

**941

Working population ****42.3%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 62.9% for women. 60% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 580 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 804 (31%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 440 (17%) · **■** Marginal 782 (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 Falakata

- Raichenga12,892 people
- Chuakhola8,149 people
- Hedayet Nagar6,894 people
- Deomali5,949 people
- Umacharanpur5,612 people
- Tasti Tea Garden5,568 people
- Dhanirampur5,380 people

[All 60 villages in Falakata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/falakata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mairadanga?6,167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mairadanga in?Jalpaiguri district (Falakata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mairadanga?69.9% (Census 2011)