# Mangraj Village, Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Mangraj

Mangraj is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,024 people in 229 households**, the 58th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 1,024people (2011)
- 229households
- 91.3%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mangraj

Of every 100 households in Mangraj in 2011, 33 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mangraj · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**34%

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

**94%

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

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**24%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****36%**

**36%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**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 Mangraj?

■ Mangraj · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**943

Working population ****40.5%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 87.1% for women. 65% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (35%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 102 (25%) · **■** Marginal 95 (23%)

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

- Kharika Patna1,154 people
- Kainara1,118 people
- Laoa1,118 people
- Uttarchounukh1,089 people
- Srikhoda1,020 people
- Paschimsai1,018 people
- Rautara1,006 people
- Katnadighi989 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 Mangraj?1,024 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mangraj in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mangraj?91.3% (Census 2011)