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

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Village · Mayureswar - I, Birbhum 

# Mahurapur

Mahurapur is a village in Mayureswar - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,104 people in 288 households**, the 46th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 1,104people (2011)
- 288households
- 70.5%literacy
- 849females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahurapur

Of every 100 households in Mahurapur in 2011, 69 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahurapur · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**17%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****55%**

**55%

Television ****18%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Mahurapur?

■ Mahurapur · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****849**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****794**

**975

Working population ****31.4%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 64.1% for women. 51% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 32 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (11%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (11%) · **■** Marginal 235 (68%)

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

- Jamalpur1,199 people
- Bhalian1,169 people
- Majurhati1,152 people
- Kumudda1,149 people
- Tausia1,103 people
- Jhikadda1,088 people
- Rautgara1,052 people
- Kusumi1,045 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahurapur?1,104 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahurapur in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahurapur?70.5% (Census 2011)