# Majila Pur Village, Contai - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Majila Pur

Majila Pur is a village in Contai - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,937 people in 653 households**, the 5th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 2,937people (2011)
- 653households
- 86.9%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Majila Pur

Of every 100 households in Majila Pur in 2011, 40 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majila Pur · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**5%

Tap water ****19%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****18%**

**43%

Television ****16%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**25%

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 Majila Pur?

■ Majila Pur · ■ Contai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**956

Working population ****39.2%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 79.7% for women. 59% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 167 (15%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 251 (22%) · **■** Marginal 701 (61%)

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 Contai - I

- Majna4,653 people
- Badalpur 1St Part3,980 people
- Srirampur3,274 people
- Tedubi3,083 people
- Bishwanathpur2,853 people
- Baksispur2,788 people
- Nayaput2,372 people
- Biramput2,370 people

[All 225 villages in Contai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Majila Pur?2,937 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majila Pur in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Majila Pur?86.9% (Census 2011)