# Marberya Village, Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur 

# Marberya

Marberya is a village in Kolaghat sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,496 people in 673 households**, the 19th largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 3,496people (2011)
- 673households
- 83.9%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Marberya

Of every 100 households in Marberya in 2011, 74 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Marberya · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**19%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**7%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**90%

Use banking services ****44%**

**44%

Television ****31%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Marberya?

■ Marberya · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**942

Working population ****35.8%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 76.5% for women. 58% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 22 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (1%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 739 (59%) · **■** Marginal 446 (36%)

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 Kolaghat

- Bathan Berya3,689 people
- Machhinan3,638 people
- Faridpur3,619 people
- Kodalia3,504 people
- Jadupur3,461 people
- Pulsit3,428 people
- Nandai Gajan3,413 people
- Madhabpur3,325 people

[All 109 villages in Kolaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/kolaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Marberya?3,496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marberya in?Purba Medinipur district (Kolaghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Marberya?83.9% (Census 2011)