# Magura Village, Ratua - II, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Ratua - II, Maldah 

# Magura

Magura is a village in Ratua - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,561 people in 908 households**, the 20th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 4,561people (2011)
- 908households
- 53.8%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Magura

Of every 100 households in Magura in 2011, 38 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Magura · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**70%

Tap water ****11%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**31%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**85%

Use banking services ****16%**

**22%

Television ****6%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**42%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Magura?

■ Magura · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**967

Working population ****26.9%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.5% for men and 56.2% for women. 50% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 337 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 589 (48%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 102 (8%) · **■** Marginal 196 (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 Ratua - II

- Satmara5,224 people
- Naoda5,017 people
- Rangamatia4,858 people
- Nij Ganaraidanga4,765 people
- Betahaek Barna4,335 people
- Laskarpur4,043 people
- Mirdadpur3,779 people
- Haripur3,705 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Magura?4,561 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Magura in?Maldah district (Ratua - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Magura?53.8% (Census 2011)