# Kumarganj Village, Ratua - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Ratua - II, Maldah 

# Kumarganj

Kumarganj is a village in Ratua - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,131 people in 1,242 households**, the 13th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 6,131people (2011)
- 1,242households
- 51.0%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kumarganj

Of every 100 households in Kumarganj in 2011, 27 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kumarganj · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**70%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**31%

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

**2%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****15%**

**22%

Television ****7%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**42%

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 Kumarganj?

■ Kumarganj · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.0%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**967

Working population ****30.0%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.9% for men and 51.0% for women. 49% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 285 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 712 (39%) · **■** Household industry 101 (5%) · **■** Other work 277 (15%) · **■** Marginal 465 (25%)

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 Ratua - II

- Nasipur6,404 people
- Kadamtali6,323 people
- Chandpur6,183 people
- Rajapur6,143 people
- Koklamari5,923 people
- Magurakhod5,844 people
- Satmara5,224 people
- Naoda5,017 people

[All 51 villages in Ratua - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kumarganj?6,131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kumarganj in?Maldah district (Ratua - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kumarganj?51.0% (Census 2011)