# Minakhan, North Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Town · North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Minakhan

Minakhan is a town in Minakhan sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **3,474 people** in 810 households. Literacy was 83.0%.

- 3,474people (2011)
- 810households
- 83.0%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Population of Minakhan

■ Minakhan · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**88.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**951

Working population ****34.4%**

**35.1%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Minakhan

Of every 100 households in Minakhan in 2011, 38 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Minakhan · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**2%

Tap water ****1%**

**59%

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

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**18%

Use banking services ****58%**

**73%

Television ****26%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****29%**

**7%

Own their home ****93%**

**75%

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 people in Minakhan work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 625 (52%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Farming 347 (29%) · **■** Marginal 218 (18%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Minakhan?3,474 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Minakhan in?North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal