# Mosiara, Hirbandh, Bankura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Hirbandh, Bankura 

# Mosiara

Mosiara is a village in [Hirbandh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/hirbandh/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,559 people in 533 households**, the 1st largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 2,559people (2011)
- 533households
- 77.0%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mosiara

Of every 100 households in Mosiara in 2011, 65 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mosiara · ■ Hirbandh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**32%

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

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**90%

Use banking services ****36%**

**50%

Television ****35%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Mosiara?

■ Mosiara · ■ Hirbandh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**969

Working population ****30.8%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 66.5% for women. 49% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 56 (7%) · **■** Other work 251 (32%) · **■** Marginal 429 (54%)

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 Hirbandh

- Lalbazar2,533 people
- Jharia Kucha2,493 people
- Malian2,457 people
- Baharamuri2,401 people

[All 121 villages in Hirbandh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/hirbandh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mosiara?2,559 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mosiara in?Bankura district (Hirbandh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mosiara?77.0% (Census 2011)