# Mahammadbaksa Village, Phansidewa, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Mahammadbaksa

Mahammadbaksa is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,913 people in 591 households**, the 18th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 2,913people (2011)
- 591households
- 72.0%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahammadbaksa

Of every 100 households in Mahammadbaksa in 2011, 49 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahammadbaksa · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**53%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**88%

Use banking services ****34%**

**32%

Television ****29%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**82%

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 Mahammadbaksa?

■ Mahammadbaksa · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**972

Working population ****34.5%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 62.9% for women. 54% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (3%) · **■** Household industry 41 (4%) · **■** Other work 772 (77%) · **■** Marginal 84 (8%)

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 Phansidewa

- Purba Bansgaon3,859 people
- Dhakpara3,322 people
- Molani3,020 people
- Bhalamanashi2,951 people
- Gangaram Tea Garden2,793 people
- Bara Pathuram2,728 people
- Thakurganja2,571 people
- Nirmmal2,557 people

[All 113 villages in Phansidewa](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/phansidewa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahammadbaksa?2,913 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahammadbaksa in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahammadbaksa?72.0% (Census 2011)