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

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Village · Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Muskipur

Muskipur is a village in Harirampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,205 people in 551 households**, the 5th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 2,205people (2011)
- 551households
- 69.1%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Muskipur

Of every 100 households in Muskipur in 2011, 63 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Muskipur · ■ Harirampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**78%

Tap water ****7%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****39%**

**24%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Muskipur?

■ Muskipur · ■ Harirampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**973

Working population ****40.8%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 63.6% for women. 54% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 119 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (2%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 102 (11%) · **■** Marginal 653 (73%)

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

- Purba Saiyadpur4,945 people
- Mahindra4,682 people
- Bartakkigram2,660 people
- Bairhatta2,639 people
- Dhanaipur2,175 people
- Gurkhair2,162 people
- Baldu2,111 people
- Musan2,107 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Muskipur?2,205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muskipur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Harirampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Muskipur?69.1% (Census 2011)