# Maunia, Bagmundi, Puruliya – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bagmundi, Puruliya 

# Maunia

Maunia is a village in [Bagmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/bagmundi/) sub-district of [Puruliya](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **493 people in 98 households**, the 79th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 493people (2011)
- 98households
- 53.8%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maunia

Of every 100 households in Maunia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maunia · ■ Bagmundi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**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 ****18%**

**30%

Television ****3%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**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 Maunia?

■ Maunia · ■ Bagmundi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**951

Working population ****59.2%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 33.9% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 86 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (35%) · **■** Other work 14 (5%) · **■** Marginal 91 (31%)

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

- Sarmali536 people
- Dhaska510 people
- Bhunighra505 people
- Sarjamhatu494 people
- Gobindadi487 people
- Jhabri477 people
- Nishchintpur471 people
- Ushuldunri467 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maunia?493 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maunia in?Puruliya district (Bagmundi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maunia?53.8% (Census 2011)