▁houses . ▁H ous ing ▁condition ▁appeared ▁by ▁and ▁large ▁similar ▁for ▁the ▁Muslim ▁households ▁as ▁compared ▁to ▁non - Mus lim s , ▁as ▁on ▁average ▁ 4 5 . 2 6 ▁% ▁of ▁Muslim ▁compared ▁to ▁ 4 4 . 0 5 % ▁of ▁non - Mus lim ▁houses ▁lived ▁in ▁k ut cha ▁houses , ▁ 3 7 . 3 7 % ▁of ▁Muslim s ▁and ▁ 2 8 . 1 8 % ▁of ▁non - Mus lim s ▁lived ▁in ▁k ut cha - pu cca ▁houses . ▁Ac ross ▁villages ▁in ▁North ▁ 2 4 ▁P arg anas , ▁ 1 6 . 5 8 % ▁Muslim s ▁owned ▁pu uca ▁houses , ▁as ▁against ▁ 2 5 . 8 9 % ▁non - Mus lim s ▁ow ning ▁pu cca ▁houses .. ▁▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁many ▁gl aring ▁facts , ▁one ▁should ▁begin ▁with ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁ill iter acy ▁among ▁Muslim ▁households ▁that ▁stood ▁at ▁ 2 3 . 1 % ▁for ▁the ▁male ▁and ▁ 2 4 . 8 6 % ▁for ▁the ▁female . ▁Of ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim s ▁who ▁were ▁de emed ▁liter ate , ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁below ▁primary ▁educated ▁male ▁was ▁ 2 5 . 6 6 ▁and ▁female ▁was ▁ 2 4 . 2 9 . ▁The ▁percentage ▁stead ily ▁dw ind led ▁as ▁one ▁went ▁higher ▁up ▁beyond ▁primary ▁level ▁till ▁the ▁secondary ▁level ▁( M ale ▁ 4 . 1 3 % ▁and ▁Fem ale ▁