# Majlishpur Village, Goalpokhar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - I, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Majlishpur

Majlishpur is a village in Goalpokhar - I sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,802 people in 1,496 households**, the 4th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.8%.

- 7,802people (2011)
- 1,496households
- 28.9%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Majlishpur

Of every 100 households in Majlishpur in 2011, 27 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majlishpur · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**37%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**91%

Use banking services ****26%**

**20%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

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 Majlishpur?

■ Majlishpur · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.9%**

**41.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**950

Working population ****26.6%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 32.8% for men and 24.9% for women. 47% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 532 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,090 (53%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 229 (11%) · **■** Marginal 216 (10%)

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

- Mahua16,080 people
- Panjipara12,376 people
- Jaingaon10,866 people
- Bara Singhanath7,454 people
- Goalin6,623 people
- Debiganj6,457 people
- Athiala5,887 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 Majlishpur?7,802 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majlishpur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Majlishpur?28.9% (Census 2011)