# Mara Basahar Village, Rampurhat - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Rampurhat - II, Birbhum 

# Mara Basahar

Mara Basahar is a village in Rampurhat - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **847 people in 214 households**, the 64th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 847people (2011)
- 214households
- 77.3%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mara Basahar

Of every 100 households in Mara Basahar in 2011, 47 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mara Basahar · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****29%**

**27%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****34%**

**56%

Own their home ****94%**

**91%

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 Mara Basahar?

■ Mara Basahar · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**942

Working population ****34.2%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 68.8% for women. 60% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (50%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (12%) · **■** Marginal 44 (15%)

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 Rampurhat - II

- Belun960 people
- Hatpara959 people
- Gangedda906 people
- Chhota Karttik Chungri902 people
- Brahmandighi844 people
- Kamra844 people
- Parkuta839 people
- Motain836 people

[All 94 villages in Rampurhat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rampurhat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mara Basahar?847 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mara Basahar in?Birbhum district (Rampurhat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mara Basahar?77.3% (Census 2011)