# Masdanga Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Masdanga

Masdanga is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,423 people in 311 households**, the 56th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,423people (2011)
- 311households
- 69.9%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Masdanga

Of every 100 households in Masdanga in 2011, 62 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Masdanga · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**52%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**88%

Use banking services ****98%**

**68%

Television ****23%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**32%

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 Masdanga?

■ Masdanga · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**968

Working population ****33.7%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 67.1% for women. 62% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (48%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 156 (33%) · **■** Marginal 16 (3%)

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 Manteswar

- Patun1,542 people
- Mausa1,483 people
- Gopalnagar1,451 people
- Purunia1,433 people
- Ghoradanga1,406 people
- Garsondanga1,401 people
- Murulia1,401 people
- Bhadai1,397 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Masdanga?1,423 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masdanga in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Masdanga?69.9% (Census 2011)