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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Maraikura

Maraikura is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **917 people in 197 households**, the 153rd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 917people (2011)
- 197households
- 75.0%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maraikura

Of every 100 households in Maraikura in 2011, 51 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maraikura · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****43%**

**24%

Television ****34%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Maraikura?

■ Maraikura · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**939

Working population ****37.6%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 65.3% for women. 55% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (32%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 145 (42%) · **■** Marginal 57 (17%)

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

- Maria944 people
- Gaitar931 people
- Dharmmadanga921 people
- Bhagdumair918 people
- Sobhanpur906 people
- Dhalgaon899 people
- Rolgaon899 people
- Chhota Narayanpur897 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maraikura?917 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maraikura in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maraikura?75.0% (Census 2011)