# Mar Village, Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Mar

Mar is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **800 people in 201 households**, the 61st largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 800people (2011)
- 201households
- 74.2%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mar

Of every 100 households in Mar in 2011, 31 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mar · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**93%

Use banking services ****17%**

**32%

Television ****19%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**20%

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 Mar?

■ Mar · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1105**

**950

Working population ****67.0%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 64.4% for women. 71% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (17%) · **■** Household industry 36 (7%) · **■** Other work 46 (9%) · **■** Marginal 300 (56%)

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 Chandrakona - I

- Andhare859 people
- Betagram852 people
- Sola832 people
- Naran Chak825 people
- Balarampur798 people
- Ramkrishnapur797 people
- Sanpur795 people
- Nirbhaypur791 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mar?800 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mar?74.2% (Census 2011)