# Mausa Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Mausa

Mausa is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,483 people in 312 households**, the 53rd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,483people (2011)
- 312households
- 78.1%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mausa

Of every 100 households in Mausa in 2011, 62 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mausa · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**26%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****68%**

**68%

Television ****15%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Mausa?

■ Mausa · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784**

**968

Working population ****30.0%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 73.4% for women. 54% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 116 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (25%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 92 (21%) · **■** Marginal 111 (25%)

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

- Bhandarpur1,677 people
- Tajpur1,650 people
- Lohana1,617 people
- Patun1,542 people
- Gopalnagar1,451 people
- Purunia1,433 people
- Masdanga1,423 people
- Ghoradanga1,406 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mausa?1,483 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mausa in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mausa?78.1% (Census 2011)