# Mirga Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Mirga

Mirga is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **943 people in 205 households**, the 51st largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 943people (2011)
- 205households
- 66.4%literacy
- 1,002females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mirga

Of every 100 households in Mirga in 2011, 68 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mirga · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****2%**

**52%

Television ****13%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Mirga?

■ Mirga · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**991

Working population ****40.4%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 59.8% for women. 58% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 70 (18%) · **■** Marginal 175 (46%)

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 Salbani

- Chhatni958 people
- Saora957 people
- Nadaria947 people
- Kulapachhuria945 people
- Barakeundi930 people
- Parulia929 people
- Balibandh926 people
- Pechapara906 people

[All 528 villages in Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mirga?943 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mirga in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mirga?66.4% (Census 2011)