# Mayureswar Village, Mayureswar - II, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Mayureswar - II, Birbhum 

# Mayureswar

Mayureswar is a village in Mayureswar - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **11,142 people in 2,559 households**, the 1st largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 11,142people (2011)
- 2,559households
- 67.6%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mayureswar

Of every 100 households in Mayureswar in 2011, 41 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mayureswar · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**81%

Tap water ****6%**

**11%

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

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**90%

Use banking services ****15%**

**23%

Television ****23%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**41%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Mayureswar?

■ Mayureswar · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**963

Working population ****35.8%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 60.7% for women. 60% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 540 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,469 (37%) · **■** Household industry 152 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,262 (32%) · **■** Marginal 567 (14%)

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 - II

- Kanutia6,572 people
- Katasur4,302 people
- Chhota Turigram3,976 people
- Duna3,097 people

[All 131 villages in Mayureswar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mayureswar?11,142 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mayureswar in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mayureswar?67.6% (Census 2011)