# Magurkhali Village, Bongaon – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bongaon, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Magurkhali

Magurkhali is a village in Bongaon sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **719 people in 185 households**, the 139th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%.

- 719people (2011)
- 185households
- 77.2%literacy
- 1,054females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Magurkhali

Of every 100 households in Magurkhali in 2011, 42 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Magurkhali · ■ Bongaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**19%

Tap water ****27%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**56%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****2%**

**38%

Television ****14%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**22%

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 Magurkhali?

■ Magurkhali · ■ Bongaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**79.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**962

Working population ****35.0%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 70.3% for women. 64% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (61%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 20 (8%) · **■** Marginal 27 (11%)

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 Bongaon

- Chauberia Chak794 people
- Kalyanpur790 people
- Majdob772 people
- Janipur725 people
- Asurhat716 people
- Joka692 people
- Berkrishnapur690 people
- Talkola686 people

[All 150 villages in Bongaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/bongaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Magurkhali?719 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Magurkhali in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Bongaon sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Magurkhali?77.2% (Census 2011)