# Malancha Village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Malancha

Malancha is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **447 people in 95 households**, the 119th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 447people (2011)
- 95households
- 78.2%literacy
- 1,050females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Malancha

Of every 100 households in Malancha in 2011, 82 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malancha · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**13%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****77%**

**37%

Television ****3%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****77%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Malancha?

■ Malancha · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2045**

**959

Working population ****31.8%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 60.9% for women. 64% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 9 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (92%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%)

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 Ghatal

- Kunarsaha468 people
- Rahatpur455 people
- Mohanchak450 people
- Kanchiya449 people
- Singhachak445 people
- Ramchandrapur421 people
- Harinageria390 people
- Arjjunhari385 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Malancha?447 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malancha in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Malancha?78.2% (Census 2011)