# Mangalda Village, Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Mangalda

Mangalda is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,187 people in 632 households**, the 7th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 3,187people (2011)
- 632households
- 75.3%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mangalda

Of every 100 households in Mangalda in 2011, 40 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mangalda · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**91%

Tap water ****92%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**71%

Use banking services ****67%**

**55%

Television ****28%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**14%

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 Mangalda?

■ Mangalda · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060**

**953

Working population ****34.6%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 64.2% for women. 57% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 151 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (14%) · **■** Household industry 68 (6%) · **■** Other work 372 (34%) · **■** Marginal 361 (33%)

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 Raghunathpur - II

- Madhutati Alias Mautor3,931 people
- Gobindanagar alias Kashiberia3,650 people
- Barra3,302 people
- Nutandi3,275 people
- Kargali3,111 people
- Bamarra2,707 people
- Bagra2,492 people
- Usir2,430 people

[All 106 villages in Raghunathpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mangalda?3,187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mangalda in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mangalda?75.3% (Census 2011)