# Malanchi Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Malanchi

Malanchi is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **871 people in 168 households**, the 162nd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 871people (2011)
- 168households
- 60.1%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Malanchi

Of every 100 households in Malanchi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Malanchi · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

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

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****38%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Malanchi?

■ Malanchi · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.1%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1153**

**939

Working population ****51.1%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.6% for men and 54.9% for women. 56% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 293 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (15%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 69 (16%)

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 Raiganj

- Golaisura894 people
- Paschim Manoharpur892 people
- Kanaipur874 people
- Kumarol874 people
- Hatmani858 people
- Dangapara832 people
- Bhiti811 people
- Bastor799 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Malanchi?871 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malanchi in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Malanchi?60.1% (Census 2011)