# Markunda Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Markunda

Markunda is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,068 people in 713 households**, the 9th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 3,068people (2011)
- 713households
- 62.2%literacy
- 1,001females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Markunda

Of every 100 households in Markunda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Markunda · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**44%

Tap water ****25%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****71%**

**61%

Television ****3%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Markunda?

■ Markunda · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**942

Working population ****54.8%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 53.4% for women. 63% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 280 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 356 (21%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 127 (8%) · **■** Marginal 912 (54%)

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 Narayangarh

- Duria3,606 people
- Mahammadpur3,278 people
- Dhaharpur3,200 people
- Shashinda3,188 people
- Pakurseni2,896 people
- Akanda2,854 people
- Ganua2,803 people
- Taraf Barapanda2,724 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Markunda?3,068 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markunda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Markunda?62.2% (Census 2011)