# Maukhira Village, Ausgram - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Ausgram - II, Barddhaman 

# Maukhira

Maukhira is a village in Ausgram - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,145 people in 558 households**, the 20th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 2,145people (2011)
- 558households
- 75.4%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maukhira

Of every 100 households in Maukhira in 2011, 27 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maukhira · ■ Ausgram - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**70%

Tap water ****29%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**32%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**82%

Use banking services ****82%**

**71%

Television ****26%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**2%

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

**25%

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 Maukhira?

■ Maukhira · ■ Ausgram - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**989

Working population ****54.5%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 66.0% for women. 68% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 145 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 695 (60%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 102 (9%) · **■** Marginal 213 (18%)

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 Ausgram - II

- Bhatkunda2,716 people
- Bahadurpur2,645 people
- Bishnupur2,258 people
- Genrai2,161 people
- Chandipur2,104 people
- Khandari1,985 people
- Suata1,915 people
- Bankul1,861 people

[All 106 villages in Ausgram - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/ausgram-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maukhira?2,145 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maukhira in?Barddhaman district (Ausgram - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maukhira?75.4% (Census 2011)