# Malancha Village, Samserganj, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Samserganj, Murshidabad 

# Malancha

Malancha is a village in Samserganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **16,918 people in 3,136 households**, the 1st largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 16,918people (2011)
- 3,136households
- 61.2%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Malancha

Of every 100 households in Malancha in 2011, 34 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malancha · ■ Samserganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**76%

Tap water ****8%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**69%

Use banking services ****40%**

**35%

Television ****14%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**37%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Malancha?

■ Malancha · ■ Samserganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**977

Working population ****35.6%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 55.2% for women. 43% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 338 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,151 (19%) · **■** Household industry 978 (16%) · **■** Other work 1,469 (24%) · **■** Marginal 2,080 (35%)

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 Samserganj

- Dogachhi13,848 people
- Antar Dwipa10,610 people
- Laskarpur6,756 people
- Hasimpur6,539 people

[All 33 villages in Samserganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/samserganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Malancha?16,918 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malancha in?Murshidabad district (Samserganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Malancha?61.2% (Census 2011)