# Mailka Village, Krishnagar - I, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Krishnagar - I, Nadia 

# Mailka

Mailka is a village in Krishnagar - I sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,178 people in 271 households**, the 67th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 1,178people (2011)
- 271households
- 76.6%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mailka

Of every 100 households in Mailka in 2011, 41 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mailka · ■ Krishnagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**28%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**69%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**92%

Use banking services ****30%**

**32%

Television ****28%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mailka?

■ Mailka · ■ Krishnagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1217**

**987

Working population ****34.0%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 74.6% for women. 60% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 155 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (24%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 87 (22%) · **■** Marginal 53 (13%)

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 Krishnagar - I

- Singadanga1,289 people
- Gopal Pur1,245 people
- Andulpota1,228 people
- Tiabali1,224 people
- Adapota1,095 people
- Kursi1,027 people
- Jaba991 people
- Monipota976 people

[All 90 villages in Krishnagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/krishnagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mailka?1,178 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mailka in?Nadia district (Krishnagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mailka?76.6% (Census 2011)