# Majhigar Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Majhigar

Majhigar is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **274 people in 57 households**, the 373rd largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 274people (2011)
- 57households
- 85.9%literacy
- 851females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Majhigar

Of every 100 households in Majhigar in 2011, 84 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majhigar · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****46%**

**58%

Television ****32%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

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 Majhigar?

■ Majhigar · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****737**

**960

Working population ****40.5%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 83.0% for women. 62% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (20%) · **■** Marginal 9 (8%)

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 Keshpur

- Udaypur281 people
- Gopal Nagar279 people
- Salanga278 people
- Chandmura275 people
- Rameswar Chak273 people
- Rasidpur271 people
- Jaora Paikan269 people
- Chand Bar268 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Majhigar?274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhigar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Majhigar?85.9% (Census 2011)