# Marichbari Village, Cooch Behar - II, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Cooch Behar - II, Koch Bihar 

# Marichbari

Marichbari is a village in Cooch Behar - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **13,370 people in 3,080 households**, the 4th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 13,370people (2011)
- 3,080households
- 80.3%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Marichbari

Of every 100 households in Marichbari in 2011, 5 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Marichbari · ■ Cooch Behar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**30%

Tap water ****4%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**79%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****33%**

**35%

Television ****7%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Marichbari?

■ Marichbari · ■ Cooch Behar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**966

Working population ****38.8%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 74.5% for women. 59% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,281 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,791 (35%) · **■** Household industry 22 (0%) · **■** Other work 880 (17%) · **■** Marginal 1,211 (23%)

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 - II

- Kalarayerkuthi20,739 people
- Gopalpur18,297 people
- Kholta14,110 people
- Kaljani9,887 people
- Khapaidanga9,839 people
- Ambari8,926 people
- Bararangras8,049 people

[All 111 villages in Cooch Behar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/cooch-behar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Marichbari?13,370 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marichbari in?Koch Bihar district (Cooch Behar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Marichbari?80.3% (Census 2011)