# Malerjhar Village, Cooch Behar - I, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Cooch Behar - I, Koch Bihar 

# Malerjhar

Malerjhar is a village in Cooch Behar - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **121 people in 20 households**, the 135th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 121people (2011)
- 20households
- 76.9%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Malerjhar

Of every 100 households in Malerjhar in 2011, 60 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Malerjhar · ■ Cooch Behar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**83%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****25%**

**40%

Television ****35%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**36%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Malerjhar?

■ Malerjhar · ■ Cooch Behar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**75.4%

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

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**942

Working population ****30.6%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 79.2% for women. 57% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Farm labourers 9 (24%) · **■** Household industry 2 (5%) · **■** Other work 18 (49%) · **■** Marginal 8 (22%)

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 Cooch Behar - I

- Kasiabari302 people
- Bhoterhat282 people
- Ruierkuthi232 people
- Kanchiarkuthi169 people
- Sialdaha Dwitia Khanda118 people
- Amar Bhasirthana92 people
- Aulibari56 people
- Bheladanga56 people

[All 143 villages in Cooch Behar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/cooch-behar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Malerjhar?121 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malerjhar in?Koch Bihar district (Cooch Behar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Malerjhar?76.9% (Census 2011)