# Machhlabar Village, Egra - II, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Egra - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Machhlabar

Machhlabar is a village in Egra - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **45 people in 9 households**, the 112th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 45people (2011)
- 9households
- 94.9%literacy
- 731females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Machhlabar

Of every 100 households in Machhlabar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machhlabar · ■ Egra - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**40%

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

**94%

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

**4%

Tap water ****100%**

**14%

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

**11%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**33%

Television ****22%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**32%

Own their home ****89%**

**97%

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 Machhlabar?

■ Machhlabar · ■ Egra - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.9%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****731**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**953

Working population ****40.0%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 88.2% for women. 38% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (17%) · **■** Household industry 6 (33%) · **■** Other work 4 (22%) · **■** Marginal 2 (11%)

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 Egra - II

- Torasia72 people
- Badalpur70 people
- Bar Bathuari70 people
- Nalbar69 people
- Kashmali27 people
- Bati Taki21 people
- Bainchebere18 people

[All 117 villages in Egra - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Machhlabar?45 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhlabar in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Machhlabar?94.9% (Census 2011)