# Malighata Village, Krishnaganj, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Krishnaganj, Nadia 

# Malighata

Malighata is a village in Krishnaganj sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **326 people in 81 households**, the 51st largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 326people (2011)
- 81households
- 75.7%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Malighata

Of every 100 households in Malighata in 2011, 49 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malighata · ■ Krishnaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**24%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**62%

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

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****24%**

**39%

Television ****16%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Malighata?

■ Malighata · ■ Krishnaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**966

Working population ****40.2%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 73.2% for women. 71% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 112 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 9 (7%) · **■** Marginal 6 (5%)

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 Krishnaganj

- Nathpur568 people
- Par Chandan Nagar528 people
- Chak Gutra512 people
- Nanaganj446 people
- Chak Pratappur249 people

[All 54 villages in Krishnaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/krishnaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Malighata?326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malighata in?Nadia district (Krishnaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Malighata?75.7% (Census 2011)