# Mayapur Village, Arambag, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Arambag, Hugli 

# Mayapur

Mayapur is a village in Arambag sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **10,871 people in 2,505 households**, the 3rd largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 10,871people (2011)
- 2,505households
- 76.1%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mayapur

Of every 100 households in Mayapur in 2011, 55 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mayapur · ■ Arambag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**30%

Tap water ****6%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**88%

Use banking services ****39%**

**42%

Television ****24%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Mayapur?

■ Mayapur · ■ Arambag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**959

Working population ****41.6%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 70.5% for women. 63% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 371 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,667 (37%) · **■** Household industry 219 (5%) · **■** Other work 1,265 (28%) · **■** Marginal 998 (22%)

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 Arambag

- Gaurhati13,084 people
- Keshabpur12,687 people
- Malaypur8,465 people
- Dahar Kundu6,464 people
- Salepur5,965 people
- Dihi Bagnan5,783 people

[All 159 villages in Arambag](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/arambag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mayapur?10,871 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mayapur in?Hugli district (Arambag sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mayapur?76.1% (Census 2011)