# Magurkhali Village, Bishnupur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bishnupur - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Magurkhali

Magurkhali is a village in Bishnupur - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,736 people in 396 households**, the 46th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 1,736people (2011)
- 396households
- 75.6%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Magurkhali

Of every 100 households in Magurkhali in 2011, 66 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Magurkhali · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**44%

Tap water ****64%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****60%**

**36%

Television ****45%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Magurkhali?

■ Magurkhali · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**954

Working population ****38.2%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 68.0% for women. 60% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 67 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (15%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 402 (61%) · **■** Marginal 93 (14%)

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 Bishnupur - I

- Deuli1,973 people
- Jalilpur1,843 people
- Chakbagi1,831 people
- Parbatipur1,796 people
- Tapna1,730 people
- Matsyakhali1,717 people
- Bahadurpur1,658 people
- Betberia1,617 people

[All 85 villages in Bishnupur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Magurkhali?1,736 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Magurkhali in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Magurkhali?75.6% (Census 2011)