# Purba Madarihat, Madarihat, Jalpaiguri – Population & Literacy

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Village · Madarihat, Jalpaiguri 

# Purba Madarihat

Purba Madarihat is a village in [Madarihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/madarihat/) sub-district of [Jalpaiguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,042 people in 485 households**, the 31st largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 2,042people (2011)
- 485households
- 72.0%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purba Madarihat

Of every 100 households in Purba Madarihat in 2011, 41 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Purba Madarihat · ■ Madarihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**39%

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

**59%

Tap water ****1%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****12%**

**38%

Television ****21%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**63%

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 Purba Madarihat?

■ Purba Madarihat · ■ Madarihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**66.9%

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

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992**

**974

Working population ****42.4%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 66.0% for women. 56% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 84 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 406 (47%) · **■** Marginal 304 (35%)

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 Madarihat

- Dakshin Sisubari2,219 people
- Uttar Chhekamari2,216 people
- Hoasinbad Tea Garden2,202 people
- Chapaguri2,088 people
- Purba Khairbari2,033 people
- Uttar Khairbari1,963 people
- Paschim Madarihat1,937 people
- Madhya Chhekamari1,786 people

[All 48 villages in Madarihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/madarihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purba Madarihat?2,042 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purba Madarihat in?Jalpaiguri district (Madarihat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purba Madarihat?72.0% (Census 2011)