# Majerhat Village, Bhangar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Majerhat

Majerhat is a village in Bhangar - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,797 people in 1,543 households**, the 8th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 7,797people (2011)
- 1,543households
- 74.6%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Majerhat

Of every 100 households in Majerhat in 2011, 31 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Majerhat · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**19%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**93%

Use banking services ****27%**

**32%

Television ****8%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****19%**

**17%

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 Majerhat?

■ Majerhat · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993**

**962

Working population ****33.7%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.5% for men and 73.5% for women. 57% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 793 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 608 (23%) · **■** Household industry 160 (6%) · **■** Other work 677 (26%) · **■** Marginal 389 (15%)

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 Bhangar - II

- Tona8,915 people
- Uttar Kathalia8,628 people
- Hadia7,921 people
- Benota7,850 people
- Bhogali7,516 people
- Swastayan Gachhi6,966 people
- Hat Gachha5,882 people
- Dharmatala Pachuria5,789 people

[All 60 villages in Bhangar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Majerhat?7,797 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majerhat in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Majerhat?74.6% (Census 2011)