# Maharampur Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Maharampur

Maharampur is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **943 people in 272 households**, the 129th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 943people (2011)
- 272households
- 74.1%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maharampur

Of every 100 households in Maharampur in 2011, 36 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maharampur · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**84%

Use banking services ****98%**

**58%

Television ****23%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Maharampur?

■ Maharampur · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808**

**962

Working population ****59.5%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 65.0% for women. 69% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 39 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 76 (14%) · **■** Marginal 437 (78%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Itachona980 people
- Jayrambati972 people
- Dipa954 people
- Bhotar950 people
- Dakshin Jagannaathpur940 people
- Serpur933 people
- Bara Khanpur931 people
- Mahishgara914 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maharampur?943 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maharampur in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maharampur?74.1% (Census 2011)