# Madipur Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Madipur

Madipur is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,271 people in 298 households**, the 9th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 1,271people (2011)
- 298households
- 62.3%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Madipur

Of every 100 households in Madipur in 2011, 32 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Madipur · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**97%

Use banking services ****22%**

**34%

Television ****18%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Madipur?

■ Madipur · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**979

Working population ****45.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 55.2% for women. 59% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 76 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (20%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 202 (35%) · **■** Marginal 183 (32%)

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 Jhargram

- Gojasimul1,847 people
- Chandri1,699 people
- Agaibani1,620 people
- Khalsiyali1,508 people
- Barjudi1,221 people
- Nauria Dam1,215 people
- Shyamsundarpur1,170 people
- Rautarapur1,146 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Madipur?1,271 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madipur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Madipur?62.3% (Census 2011)