# Hosenganj Village, Mayureswar - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-i/hosenganj/

Village · Mayureswar - I, Birbhum 

# Hosenganj

Hosenganj is a village in Mayureswar - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **263 people in 73 households**, the 101st largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 263people (2011)
- 73households
- 69.0%literacy
- 1,071females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hosenganj

Of every 100 households in Hosenganj in 2011, 6 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hosenganj · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****52%**

**55%

Television ****10%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**32%

Own their home ****92%**

**96%

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 Hosenganj?

■ Hosenganj · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1176**

**975

Working population ****30.8%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 56.9% for women. 52% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (41%) · **■** Marginal 20 (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 Mayureswar - I

- Baragan332 people
- Purbba Ramchandrapur321 people
- Sipura281 people
- Dariharuki268 people
- Jot Rajchandra263 people
- Hosenpur249 people
- Guru Chandrapur164 people
- Asuralay158 people

[All 113 villages in Mayureswar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hosenganj?263 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hosenganj in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hosenganj?69.0% (Census 2011)