# Musan Village, Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Musan

Musan is a village in Harirampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,107 people in 465 households**, the 9th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 2,107people (2011)
- 465households
- 56.6%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Musan

Of every 100 households in Musan in 2011, 5 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Musan · ■ Harirampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**16%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****10%**

**24%

Television ****1%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

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

**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 Musan?

■ Musan · ■ Harirampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**973

Working population ****43.4%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 48.5% for women. 52% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 165 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 333 (36%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (4%) · **■** Marginal 383 (42%)

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 Harirampur

- Muskipur2,205 people
- Dhanaipur2,175 people
- Gurkhair2,162 people
- Baldu2,111 people
- Jamuna2,098 people
- Fasiabad2,014 people
- Naradas1,976 people
- Bora1,952 people

[All 151 villages in Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Musan?2,107 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Musan in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Harirampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Musan?56.6% (Census 2011)