# Molunia Village, Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Molunia

Molunia is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **758 people in 156 households**, the 98th largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 758people (2011)
- 156households
- 52.9%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Molunia

Of every 100 households in Molunia in 2011, 62 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Molunia · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**69%

Tap water ****38%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**20%

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

**6%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****58%**

**62%

Television ****8%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**15%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Molunia?

■ Molunia · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.9%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1123**

**951

Working population ****22.6%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.4% for men and 45.0% for women. 40% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (12%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 24 (14%) · **■** Marginal 11 (6%)

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 Garbeta - I

- Dhalma813 people
- Chandrerbankata791 people
- Bhedua789 people
- Deuli768 people
- Sharsa757 people
- Nalpa748 people
- Kantapal734 people
- Bachhua732 people

[All 369 villages in Garbeta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Molunia?758 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Molunia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Molunia?52.9% (Census 2011)