# Malighati Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Malighati

Malighati is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,379 people in 536 households**, the 7th largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 2,379people (2011)
- 536households
- 78.4%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Malighati

Of every 100 households in Malighati in 2011, 40 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malighati · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**95%

Use banking services ****35%**

**50%

Television ****22%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Malighati?

■ Malighati · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**988

Working population ****44.7%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 70.0% for women. 60% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 259 (24%) · **■** Household industry 35 (3%) · **■** Other work 308 (29%) · **■** Marginal 289 (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 Debra

- Dingal3,685 people
- Radhamohanpur3,604 people
- Duan3,497 people
- Satyapur3,091 people
- Debra2,347 people
- Hariharpur2,276 people
- Jalimanda2,263 people
- Turia2,074 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Malighati?2,379 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malighati in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Malighati?78.4% (Census 2011)