# Magha Village, Jhalda - I, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jhalda - I, Puruliya 

# Magha

Magha is a village in Jhalda - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **758 people in 158 households**, the 67th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 758people (2011)
- 158households
- 65.9%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Magha

Of every 100 households in Magha in 2011, 26 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Magha · ■ Jhalda - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**27%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****9%**

**39%

Television ****15%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Magha?

■ Magha · ■ Jhalda - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1082**

**946

Working population ****33.9%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 48.1% for women. 55% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (7%) · **■** Marginal 110 (43%)

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 Jhalda - I

- Olgara807 people
- Chak Kerayari780 people
- Metyala775 people
- Merend759 people
- Jojuhatu754 people
- Kiribera752 people
- Buribir748 people
- Uhupiri738 people

[All 142 villages in Jhalda - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Magha?758 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Magha in?Puruliya district (Jhalda - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Magha?65.9% (Census 2011)