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

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Village · Ratua - II, Maldah 

# Magurakhod

Magurakhod is a village in Ratua - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,844 people in 1,173 households**, the 15th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 5,844people (2011)
- 1,173households
- 64.1%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Magurakhod

Of every 100 households in Magurakhod in 2011, 26 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Magurakhod · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**31%

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

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**31%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**85%

Use banking services ****21%**

**22%

Television ****9%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**42%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Magurakhod?

■ Magurakhod · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**967

Working population ****28.6%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 62.1% for women. 49% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 627 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 497 (30%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 137 (8%) · **■** Marginal 401 (24%)

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

- Chandpur6,183 people
- Rajapur6,143 people
- Kumarganj6,131 people
- Koklamari5,923 people
- Satmara5,224 people
- Naoda5,017 people
- Rangamatia4,858 people
- Nij Ganaraidanga4,765 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Magurakhod?5,844 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Magurakhod in?Maldah district (Ratua - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Magurakhod?64.1% (Census 2011)