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

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Marichya

Marichya is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,695 people in 369 households**, the 47th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 1,695people (2011)
- 369households
- 81.3%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Marichya

Of every 100 households in Marichya in 2011, 42 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marichya · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**13%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****65%**

**37%

Television ****24%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**22%

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 Marichya?

■ Marichya · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**959

Working population ****36.4%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 74.4% for women. 59% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 73 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (24%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 120 (19%) · **■** Marginal 269 (44%)

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

- Jaybag1,812 people
- Lakshanpur1,800 people
- Raghunathpur1,773 people
- Dharmmapur1,752 people
- Baghanala1,692 people
- Kotalpur1,675 people
- Haridaspur1,673 people
- Alui1,627 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Marichya?1,695 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marichya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Marichya?81.3% (Census 2011)