# Delua Village, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Delua

Delua is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,672 people in 324 households**, the 33rd largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 1,672people (2011)
- 324households
- 65.3%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Delua

Of every 100 households in Delua in 2011, 61 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Delua · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**68%

Tap water ****92%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**18%

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

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****15%**

**32%

Television ****7%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**25%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Delua?

■ Delua · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**968

Working population ****41.3%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 56.6% for women. 53% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (26%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 149 (22%) · **■** Marginal 297 (43%)

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 Midnapore

- Maharajpur1,761 people
- Gopgar1,758 people
- Madarpur1,736 people
- Bajpara1,697 people
- Raghunathpur1,649 people
- Gurgurapal1,589 people
- Talkui1,585 people
- Mahatapnagar1,504 people

[All 271 villages in Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Delua?1,672 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Delua in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Delua?65.3% (Census 2011)