# Desher Mohan Village, Jamuria, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamuria, Barddhaman 

# Desher Mohan

Desher Mohan is a village in Jamuria sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,195 people in 239 households**, the 27th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.8%.

- 1,195people (2011)
- 239households
- 68.5%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Desher Mohan

Of every 100 households in Desher Mohan in 2011, 85 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Desher Mohan · ■ Jamuria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**76%

Tap water ****89%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**13%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**13%

Use banking services ****82%**

**46%

Television ****66%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**90%

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 Desher Mohan?

■ Desher Mohan · ■ Jamuria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**67.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1128**

**925

Working population ****23.2%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 59.5% for women. 43% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (14%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 24 (9%) · **■** Marginal 155 (56%)

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 Jamuria

- Jaynagar1,402 people
- Darbardanga1,316 people
- Dahuka1,273 people
- Madhudanga1,209 people
- Bijaynagar1,158 people
- Andharia1,145 people
- Dhasna1,061 people
- Kumardiha905 people

[All 43 villages in Jamuria](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamuria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Desher Mohan?1,195 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Desher Mohan in?Barddhaman district (Jamuria sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Desher Mohan?68.5% (Census 2011)