# Maia Village, Lalgola, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Lalgola, Murshidabad 

# Maia

Maia is a village in Lalgola sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **15,131 people in 3,230 households**, the 4th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 15,131people (2011)
- 3,230households
- 53.4%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maia

Of every 100 households in Maia in 2011, 38 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maia · ■ Lalgola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**59%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**89%

Use banking services ****25%**

**25%

Television ****11%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****41%**

**38%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Maia?

■ Maia · ■ Lalgola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**977

Working population ****34.4%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.9% for men and 51.9% for women. 48% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 454 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,293 (25%) · **■** Household industry 690 (13%) · **■** Other work 1,484 (29%) · **■** Marginal 1,281 (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 Lalgola

- Lalgola31,698 people
- Krishnapur19,462 people
- Bayra15,259 people
- Paharpur13,368 people
- Paikpara12,138 people
- Diar Fatepur10,536 people
- Rajarampur10,528 people

[All 94 villages in Lalgola](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/lalgola/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maia?15,131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maia in?Murshidabad district (Lalgola sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maia?53.4% (Census 2011)