# Madhabpur Village, Potashpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Madhabpur

Madhabpur is a village in Potashpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **941 people in 205 households**, the 60th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 941people (2011)
- 205households
- 88.6%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Madhabpur

Of every 100 households in Madhabpur in 2011, 68 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Madhabpur · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**39%

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

**95%

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

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**18%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****78%**

**46%

Television ****26%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**0%

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

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Madhabpur?

■ Madhabpur · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****732**

**932

Working population ****36.9%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 83.9% for women. 61% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 115 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (28%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 24 (7%) · **■** Marginal 103 (30%)

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 Potashpur - I

- Agarpara1,005 people
- Naki Basan991 people
- Mamudpur970 people
- Hirasagar967 people
- Dulalpur907 people
- Dakshin Jali Bheri892 people
- Baruipur888 people
- Banamali Chak871 people

[All 139 villages in Potashpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Madhabpur?941 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madhabpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Madhabpur?88.6% (Census 2011)