# Majiara Village, Burwan, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Burwan, Murshidabad 

# Majiara

Majiara is a village in Burwan sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,693 people in 378 households**, the 52nd largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 1,693people (2011)
- 378households
- 71.5%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Majiara

Of every 100 households in Majiara in 2011, 47 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Majiara · ■ Burwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**17%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**93%

Use banking services ****17%**

**32%

Television ****21%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**48%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Majiara?

■ Majiara · ■ Burwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****734**

**945

Working population ****35.0%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 64.5% for women. 59% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 143 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (33%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 87 (15%) · **■** Marginal 166 (28%)

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 Burwan

- Sabalpur1,817 people
- Bichkandi1,771 people
- Kapsakismat1,741 people
- Kunnarun1,709 people
- Kapsa1,651 people
- Bhastor1,631 people
- Modda1,607 people
- Hatisala1,592 people

[All 160 villages in Burwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/burwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Majiara?1,693 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majiara in?Murshidabad district (Burwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Majiara?71.5% (Census 2011)