# Masagram Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Masagram

Masagram is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,310 people in 1,051 households**, the 12th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 4,310people (2011)
- 1,051households
- 72.5%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Masagram

Of every 100 households in Masagram in 2011, 34 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Masagram · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**46%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**33%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**84%

Use banking services ****54%**

**65%

Television ****31%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Masagram?

■ Masagram · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**982

Working population ****46.9%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 66.7% for women. 63% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 314 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,055 (52%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 334 (17%) · **■** Marginal 292 (14%)

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 Jamalpur

- Amra6,038 people
- Selimabad5,491 people
- Balarampur5,490 people
- Abujhati4,611 people
- Pranballabhpur4,270 people
- Sahhosenpur4,209 people
- Sanchra3,846 people
- Shalmula3,836 people

[All 123 villages in Jamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Masagram?4,310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masagram in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Masagram?72.5% (Census 2011)