# Makhalgachha Village, Hasnabad – Population & Literacy

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Village · Hasnabad, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Makhalgachha

Makhalgachha is a village in Hasnabad sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,610 people in 586 households**, the 30th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 2,610people (2011)
- 586households
- 72.9%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Makhalgachha

Of every 100 households in Makhalgachha in 2011, 34 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Makhalgachha · ■ Hasnabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**34%

Tap water ****19%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****25%**

**40%

Television ****11%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**40%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Makhalgachha?

■ Makhalgachha · ■ Hasnabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1063**

**967

Working population ****33.2%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 69.9% for women. 57% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 226 (26%) · **■** Household industry 50 (6%) · **■** Other work 381 (44%) · **■** Marginal 141 (16%)

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 Hasnabad

- Krishnapara2,875 people
- Konanagar2,829 people
- Nawapara2,772 people
- Simulia2,645 people
- Habaspur2,608 people
- Kerundia2,525 people
- Pipharaghabpur2,500 people
- Chimta2,490 people

[All 74 villages in Hasnabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/hasnabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Makhalgachha?2,610 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makhalgachha in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Hasnabad sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Makhalgachha?72.9% (Census 2011)