# Majgaon Village, Goalpokhar - I, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Goalpokhar - I, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Majgaon

Majgaon is a village in Goalpokhar - I sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,221 people in 235 households**, the 87th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.8%.

- 1,221people (2011)
- 235households
- 47.7%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Majgaon

Of every 100 households in Majgaon in 2011, 88 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Majgaon · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**37%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**91%

Use banking services ****9%**

**20%

Television ****12%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Majgaon?

■ Majgaon · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.7%**

**41.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**950

Working population ****36.6%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.2% for men and 39.4% for women. 46% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 132 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (27%) · **■** Other work 28 (6%) · **■** Marginal 166 (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 Goalpokhar - I

- Konagachhi1,281 people
- Dakaita1,279 people
- Balichuka Paschim1,266 people
- Dangipara1,252 people
- Siripur1,204 people
- Nargun1,195 people
- Kanhaiabari1,168 people
- Mahisasur1,147 people

[All 152 villages in Goalpokhar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Majgaon?1,221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majgaon in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Majgaon?47.7% (Census 2011)