# Maradanga Village, Tufanganj - I, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Tufanganj - I, Koch Bihar 

# Maradanga

Maradanga is a village in Tufanganj - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,775 people in 2,124 households**, the 6th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 8,775people (2011)
- 2,124households
- 79.1%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maradanga

Of every 100 households in Maradanga in 2011, 50 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maradanga · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**41%

Tap water ****3%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**95%

Use banking services ****28%**

**23%

Television ****26%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**39%

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 Maradanga?

■ Maradanga · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**73.6%

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

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**940

Working population ****36.1%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 73.3% for women. 58% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 445 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 428 (13%) · **■** Household industry 146 (5%) · **■** Other work 1,643 (52%) · **■** Marginal 509 (16%)

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 Tufanganj - I

- Andaran Phulbari18,261 people
- Ghogarkuthi Pratham Khanda10,826 people
- Balabhut10,008 people
- Chilakhana9,263 people
- Jaigir Chilakhana8,712 people
- Chamta8,190 people
- Deocharai7,849 people
- Dhalpal7,319 people

[All 72 villages in Tufanganj - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/tufanganj-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maradanga?8,775 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maradanga in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maradanga?79.1% (Census 2011)