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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Maria

Maria is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **944 people in 214 households**, the 149th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 944people (2011)
- 214households
- 62.1%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maria

Of every 100 households in Maria in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maria · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****5%**

**24%

Television ****3%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Maria?

■ Maria · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**939

Working population ****40.9%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 56.7% for women. 57% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (23%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 128 (33%) · **■** Marginal 101 (26%)

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

- Goaldaha1,019 people
- Chhatian1,009 people
- Sankarpur955 people
- Parar Pukhar948 people
- Gaitar931 people
- Dharmmadanga921 people
- Bhagdumair918 people
- Maraikura917 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maria?944 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maria in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maria?62.1% (Census 2011)