# Maitala Village, Magrahat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Magrahat - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Maitala

Maitala is a village in Magrahat - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,179 people in 400 households**, the 32nd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 2,179people (2011)
- 400households
- 67.7%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maitala

Of every 100 households in Maitala in 2011, 58 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maitala · ■ Magrahat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**50%

Tap water ****39%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****25%**

**34%

Television ****14%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Maitala?

■ Maitala · ■ Magrahat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**956

Working population ****29.4%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 64.4% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 36 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (3%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 535 (83%) · **■** Marginal 43 (7%)

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 Magrahat - II

- Mallarchak Ishwaripur2,481 people
- Parui2,389 people
- Benipur2,338 people
- Dakshin Mohanpur2,235 people
- Uttar Gopinathpur2,172 people
- Sitarampur2,089 people
- Karimabad1,968 people
- Ghanashyampur1,947 people

[All 78 villages in Magrahat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maitala?2,179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maitala in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maitala?67.7% (Census 2011)