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

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Mirchak

Mirchak is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **282 people in 68 households**, the 305th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 282people (2011)
- 68households
- 95.8%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mirchak

Of every 100 households in Mirchak in 2011, 94 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mirchak · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**96%

Use banking services ****64%**

**61%

Television ****48%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**17%

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 Mirchak?

■ Mirchak · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.8%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692**

**942

Working population ****40.1%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.2% for men and 92.3% for women. 64% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 58 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (10%) · **■** Other work 20 (18%) · **■** Marginal 24 (21%)

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

- Hetedan286 people
- Kamargerya284 people
- Murabani284 people
- Chak Purushottam282 people
- Janagerya278 people
- Punja277 people
- Dakibhara276 people
- Siyaliya276 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mirchak?282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mirchak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mirchak?95.8% (Census 2011)