# Machhgerya Village, Daspur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Machhgerya

Machhgerya is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **993 people in 211 households**, the 94th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 993people (2011)
- 211households
- 87.8%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Machhgerya

Of every 100 households in Machhgerya in 2011, 83 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machhgerya · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**25%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****55%**

**59%

Television ****25%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**13%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Machhgerya?

■ Machhgerya · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**972

Working population ****46.1%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 81.5% for women. 60% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 223 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 42 (9%) · **■** Other work 60 (13%) · **■** Marginal 122 (27%)

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 Daspur - I

- Ramchandrapur1,034 people
- Uttar Dhankhal1,029 people
- Jyotisab1,028 people
- Shridharpur1,012 people
- Jadupur979 people
- Ramdebpur976 people
- Baidyapur974 people
- Arkhana Uttar969 people

[All 162 villages in Daspur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Machhgerya?993 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhgerya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Machhgerya?87.8% (Census 2011)