# Maradighi Village, Beldanga - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Beldanga - II, Murshidabad 

# Maradighi

Maradighi is a village in Beldanga - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,648 people in 784 households**, the 28th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 3,648people (2011)
- 784households
- 59.7%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maradighi

Of every 100 households in Maradighi in 2011, 37 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maradighi · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**60%

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

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****6%**

**24%

Television ****17%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Maradighi?

■ Maradighi · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**968

Working population ****33.7%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 57.1% for women. 53% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 287 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 396 (32%) · **■** Household industry 57 (5%) · **■** Other work 207 (17%) · **■** Marginal 281 (23%)

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 Beldanga - II

- Dakshin Bachhara4,112 people
- Kadkhali3,769 people
- Bidupara3,732 people
- Chhatiani3,715 people
- Tegharia3,618 people
- Kulbaria3,540 people
- Ramnagar3,337 people
- Maklishpur3,239 people

[All 71 villages in Beldanga - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maradighi?3,648 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maradighi in?Murshidabad district (Beldanga - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maradighi?59.7% (Census 2011)