# Maur Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Maur

Maur is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **591 people in 134 households**, the 90th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 591people (2011)
- 134households
- 68.1%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maur

Of every 100 households in Maur in 2011, 73 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Maur · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**81%

Use banking services ****16%**

**70%

Television ****22%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Maur?

■ Maur · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****730**

**960

Working population ****53.6%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 58.7% for women. 59% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 17 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (52%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (6%) · **■** Marginal 115 (36%)

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 Khandaghosh

- Gopinathpur694 people
- Banamalipur661 people
- Daiyar637 people
- Nikunjapur619 people
- Dharmmapur554 people
- Hamirpur547 people
- Chintamanipur545 people
- Gharkura533 people

[All 111 villages in Khandaghosh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/khandaghosh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maur?591 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maur in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maur?68.1% (Census 2011)