# Makhalia Village, Bishnupur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bishnupur - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Makhalia

Makhalia is a village in Bishnupur - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,745 people in 432 households**, the 33rd largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 1,745people (2011)
- 432households
- 94.2%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Makhalia

Of every 100 households in Makhalia in 2011, 95 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Makhalia · ■ Bishnupur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**45%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**84%

Use banking services ****88%**

**46%

Television ****85%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Makhalia?

■ Makhalia · ■ Bishnupur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.2%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**953

Working population ****34.0%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 92.5% for women. 61% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 38 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 501 (84%) · **■** Marginal 27 (5%)

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 - II

- Chandpur1,880 people
- Ghora Hatamukandapur1,846 people
- Bhabanipur1,833 people
- Raypur1,801 people
- Krishnapur1,700 people
- Jhikurbere1,631 people
- Hatbaria1,624 people
- Ramdebpur1,600 people

[All 53 villages in Bishnupur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Makhalia?1,745 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makhalia in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Makhalia?94.2% (Census 2011)