# Marcha Village, Bagmundi, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Bagmundi, Puruliya 

# Marcha

Marcha is a village in Bagmundi sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,002 people in 404 households**, the 19th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 2,002people (2011)
- 404households
- 56.2%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Marcha

Of every 100 households in Marcha in 2011, 21 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Marcha · ■ Bagmundi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****32%**

**30%

Television ****7%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Marcha?

■ Marcha · ■ Bagmundi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1102**

**951

Working population ****42.4%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 38.3% for women. 55% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 255 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 231 (27%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 100 (12%) · **■** Marginal 257 (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 Bagmundi

- Hurumda2,406 people
- Biddiri2,110 people
- Kushaldi2,074 people
- Tunturi2,037 people
- Kalimati1,961 people
- Deuli1,908 people
- Dhanudi1,902 people
- Dhekia1,897 people

[All 142 villages in Bagmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/bagmundi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Marcha?2,002 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marcha in?Puruliya district (Bagmundi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Marcha?56.2% (Census 2011)