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

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Michka

Michka is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **362 people in 77 households**, the 149th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 362people (2011)
- 77households
- 71.6%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Michka

Of every 100 households in Michka in 2011, 82 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Michka · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**18%

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

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****0%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Michka?

■ Michka · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**968

Working population ****46.1%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 60.4% for women. 52% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 21 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (66%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 33 (20%)

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

- Berapal388 people
- Jamsol366 people
- Shiarbani365 people
- Sonakara365 people
- Maura359 people
- Nandagari359 people
- Keliamari353 people
- Gapainathpur333 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Michka?362 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Michka in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Michka?71.6% (Census 2011)