# Mirgahar Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Mirgahar

Mirgahar is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,058 people in 421 households**, the 37th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 2,058people (2011)
- 421households
- 68.2%literacy
- 1,081females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mirgahar

Of every 100 households in Mirgahar in 2011, 47 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mirgahar · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**26%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****58%**

**68%

Television ****14%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mirgahar?

■ Mirgahar · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1114**

**968

Working population ****39.3%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 64.1% for women. 60% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (12%) · **■** Household industry 22 (3%) · **■** Other work 157 (19%) · **■** Marginal 480 (59%)

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

- Debpur2,337 people
- Tulla2,232 people
- Karanda2,216 people
- Bigha2,169 people
- Harkadanga2,046 people
- Kalui1,949 people
- Chak Brahmapur1,930 people
- Khandra1,919 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mirgahar?2,058 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mirgahar in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mirgahar?68.2% (Census 2011)