# Marishda Village, Contai - III, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Marishda

Marishda is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,953 people in 1,426 households**, the 2nd largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 5,953people (2011)
- 1,426households
- 85.7%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Marishda

Of every 100 households in Marishda in 2011, 22 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Marishda · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**4%

Tap water ****75%**

**20%

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

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****24%**

**42%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**27%

Own their home ****85%**

**94%

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 Marishda?

■ Marishda · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**948

Working population ****36.6%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 79.2% for women. 59% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 123 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 279 (13%) · **■** Household industry 60 (3%) · **■** Other work 774 (36%) · **■** Marginal 942 (43%)

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 - III

- Kanaidighi8,783 people
- Dhandali Bar3,871 people
- Beutalia3,634 people
- Kumirda3,625 people
- Nachinda3,604 people

[All 166 villages in Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Marishda?5,953 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marishda in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Marishda?85.7% (Census 2011)