# Majlishpur Village, Barasat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Majlishpur

Majlishpur is a village in Barasat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,614 people in 490 households**, the 32nd largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 2,614people (2011)
- 490households
- 66.3%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Majlishpur

Of every 100 households in Majlishpur in 2011, 25 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majlishpur · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**16%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**51%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**91%

Use banking services ****9%**

**40%

Television ****6%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****35%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**95%

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 Majlishpur?

■ Majlishpur · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**952

Working population ****39.2%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 65.2% for women. 60% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 157 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (4%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 749 (73%) · **■** Marginal 76 (7%)

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 Barasat - II

- Pakdaha2,805 people
- Bonkanda2,753 people
- Paltadanga2,714 people
- Kismatsonatikri2,663 people
- Chowlpur2,404 people
- Simulia2,394 people
- Domnagar2,315 people
- Andulia2,255 people

[All 77 villages in Barasat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Majlishpur?2,614 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majlishpur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Majlishpur?66.3% (Census 2011)