# Madhab Nagar Village, Patharpratima – Population & Literacy

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Village · Patharpratima, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Madhab Nagar

Madhab Nagar is a village in Patharpratima sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,615 people in 1,121 households**, the 15th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 5,615people (2011)
- 1,121households
- 85.1%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Madhab Nagar

Of every 100 households in Madhab Nagar in 2011, 41 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Madhab Nagar · ■ Patharpratima rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**1%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****26%**

**45%

Television ****20%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**36%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Madhab Nagar?

■ Madhab Nagar · ■ Patharpratima rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**965

Working population ****36.6%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 79.4% for women. 55% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 308 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 320 (16%) · **■** Household industry 60 (3%) · **■** Other work 479 (23%) · **■** Marginal 886 (43%)

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 Patharpratima

- Rakhalpur6,076 people
- Dakshin Shibganj5,828 people
- Dakshin Durgapur5,722 people
- Sibnagar5,666 people
- Kshetra Mohanpur5,589 people
- Dakshin Kashinagar5,454 people
- Banashyam Nagar5,347 people
- Indrapur5,335 people

[All 92 villages in Patharpratima](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/patharpratima/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Madhab Nagar?5,615 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madhab Nagar in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Patharpratima sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Madhab Nagar?85.1% (Census 2011)