# Maricha Gitaldaha Village, Sitalkuchi – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sitalkuchi, Koch Bihar 

# Maricha Gitaldaha

Maricha Gitaldaha is a village in Sitalkuchi sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,993 people in 651 households**, the 21st largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 2,993people (2011)
- 651households
- 68.1%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maricha Gitaldaha

Of every 100 households in Maricha Gitaldaha in 2011, 6 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maricha Gitaldaha · ■ Sitalkuchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**53%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**85%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****26%**

**33%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****61%**

**30%

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 Maricha Gitaldaha?

■ Maricha Gitaldaha · ■ Sitalkuchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993**

**964

Working population ****33.1%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 63.0% for women. 52% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 537 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 244 (25%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (3%) · **■** Marginal 174 (18%)

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 Sitalkuchi

- Sarbbeshwar Jayduar3,355 people
- Bara Kaimari3,250 people
- Sonarchalun3,227 people
- Satimari3,223 people
- Rajar Bari2,698 people
- Gadapota2,601 people
- Jatamari2,548 people
- Khasbas Khalisamari2,424 people

[All 70 villages in Sitalkuchi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/sitalkuchi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maricha Gitaldaha?2,993 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maricha Gitaldaha in?Koch Bihar district (Sitalkuchi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maricha Gitaldaha?68.1% (Census 2011)