# Marnai Village, Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Marnai

Marnai is a village in Itahar sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,086 people in 234 households**, the 101st largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 1,086people (2011)
- 234households
- 62.2%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Marnai

Of every 100 households in Marnai in 2011, 27 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Marnai · ■ Itahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**82%

Tap water ****33%**

**6%

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

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****21%**

**16%

Television ****18%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**32%

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 Marnai?

■ Marnai · ■ Itahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**955

Working population ****36.9%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.5% for men and 58.8% for women. 58% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 185 (46%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 68 (17%) · **■** Marginal 78 (19%)

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 Itahar

- Gauripur1,121 people
- Khasra1,117 people
- Rajgram1,114 people
- Titiha1,108 people
- Mirzatpur1,082 people
- Kumedpur1,076 people
- Belul1,075 people
- Aldhanda1,044 people

[All 220 villages in Itahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/itahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Marnai?1,086 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marnai in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Itahar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Marnai?62.2% (Census 2011)