# Malancha Village, Diamond Harbour - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Diamond Harbour - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Malancha

Malancha is a village in Diamond Harbour - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,285 people in 481 households**, the 20th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 2,285people (2011)
- 481households
- 73.2%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Malancha

Of every 100 households in Malancha in 2011, 12 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malancha · ■ Diamond Harbour - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**1%

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

**6%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****30%**

**34%

Television ****14%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Malancha?

■ Malancha · ■ Diamond Harbour - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**977

Working population ****32.5%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 65.4% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 15 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (15%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 331 (45%) · **■** Marginal 276 (37%)

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 Diamond Harbour - I

- Mangrajpur2,596 people
- Kanpur2,467 people
- Kabira2,336 people
- Naogan2,295 people
- Banbahadurpur2,268 people
- Shatminsa2,205 people
- Ramgobindapur2,204 people
- Kanaigachhi2,025 people

[All 68 villages in Diamond Harbour - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Malancha?2,285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malancha in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Malancha?73.2% (Census 2011)