# Mahammadpur Village, Chanchal - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - II, Maldah 

# Mahammadpur

Mahammadpur is a village in Chanchal - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,993 people in 682 households**, the 25th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 2,993people (2011)
- 682households
- 69.5%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahammadpur

Of every 100 households in Mahammadpur in 2011, 33 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahammadpur · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**80%

Tap water ****10%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**90%

Use banking services ****30%**

**16%

Television ****15%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**46%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mahammadpur?

■ Mahammadpur · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**57.4%

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

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**953

Working population ****37.9%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 67.2% for women. 59% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 164 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 267 (24%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 418 (37%) · **■** Marginal 273 (24%)

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 Chanchal - II

- Bidyanandapur3,196 people
- Janipur3,097 people
- Gorakhpur3,039 people
- Kapsia3,027 people
- Boalia2,696 people
- Jadupur2,668 people
- Baharabad2,640 people
- Enayatnagar2,492 people

[All 92 villages in Chanchal - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahammadpur?2,993 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahammadpur in?Maldah district (Chanchal - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahammadpur?69.5% (Census 2011)