Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur
# Maruk Chak

Maruk Chak is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 289 people in 61 households, the 365th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.
- 289 people (2011)
- 61 households
- 95.3% literacy
- 979 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maruk Chak

Of every 100 households in Maruk Chak in 2011, 97 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maruk Chak · ■ Keshpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 69%
- Toilet within the home 97% 42%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 56%
- Tap water 0% 21%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 10%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 98% 58%
- Television 0% 17%
- Mobile phone 0% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 2% 18%
- Own their home 93% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Maruk Chak?

■ Maruk Chak · ■ Keshpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 95.3% 77.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 979 955
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1286 960
- Working population 31.5% 38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.2% for men and 91.2% for women. 59% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 85 (93%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (4%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Keshpur
- Basudeb Pur 291 people
- Dotal 290 people
- Murari 290 people
- Raghunath Chak 290 people
- Belerya 283 people
- Chandan Gerya 283 people
- Gamar Hati 283 people
- Udaypur 281 people

All 634 villages in Keshpur

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Maruk Chak? 289 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maruk Chak in? Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maruk Chak? 95.3% (Census 2011)

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