# Mallikpur Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Mallikpur

Mallikpur is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,514 people in 535 households**, the 16th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 2,514people (2011)
- 535households
- 80.4%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mallikpur

Of every 100 households in Mallikpur in 2011, 21 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mallikpur · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****19%**

**36%

Television ****5%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**21%

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 Mallikpur?

■ Mallikpur · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**943

Working population ****33.8%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 75.1% for women. 57% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 310 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (11%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 101 (12%) · **■** Marginal 345 (41%)

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 - II

- Gabardhanpur2,843 people
- Jagati2,802 people
- Bagmari2,793 people
- Nonakourda2,643 people
- Srirampur2,442 people
- Chhota Udaypur2,422 people
- Purushottampur2,417 people
- Chak Bhabani2,409 people

[All 151 villages in Potashpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mallikpur?2,514 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mallikpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mallikpur?80.4% (Census 2011)