# Markundapur Village, Dantan - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Markundapur

Markundapur is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **528 people in 130 households**, the 112th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 528people (2011)
- 130households
- 61.1%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Markundapur

Of every 100 households in Markundapur in 2011, 23 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Markundapur · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**39%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****82%**

**62%

Television ****9%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Markundapur?

■ Markundapur · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**963

Working population ****44.9%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 54.1% for women. 56% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 50 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (52%) · **■** Other work 14 (6%) · **■** Marginal 50 (21%)

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 Dantan - I

- Barampura547 people
- Dobisa543 people
- Dhalhara542 people
- Bahalia533 people
- Mirzapur514 people
- Kharakhai504 people
- Kusturia485 people
- Raisima Uttar483 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Markundapur?528 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markundapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Markundapur?61.1% (Census 2011)