Village · English Bazar, Maldah
# Lakshmighat

Lakshmighat is a village in English Bazar sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 5,543 people in 1,112 households, the 13th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.
- 5,543 people (2011)
- 1,112 households
- 40.7% literacy
- 1,008 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lakshmighat

Of every 100 households in Lakshmighat in 2011, 16 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Lakshmighat · ■ English Bazar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 16% 45%
- Toilet within the home 20% 38%
- No toilet (open defecation) 78% 60%
- Tap water 2% 16%
- Drinking water within premises 19% 42%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 65% 83%
- Use banking services 14% 39%
- Television 7% 22%
- Mobile phone 15% 36%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 1%
- None of these assets 39% 31%
- Own their home 99% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Lakshmighat?

■ Lakshmighat · ■ English Bazar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 40.7% 63.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1008 950
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1037 972
- Working population 28.5% 35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.5% for men and 38.8% for women. 48% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 144 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 515 (33%) · ■ Household industry 55 (3%) · ■ Other work 387 (25%) · ■ Marginal 476 (30%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in English Bazar
- Atgama 7,247 people
- Nagharia 6,408 people
- Uttar Jadupur 5,911 people
- Dakshin Jadupur 5,623 people
- Phulbaria 5,097 people
- Bara Phulbari 4,854 people
- Anandipur 4,798 people
- Tiakati 4,378 people

All 132 villages in English Bazar

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Lakshmighat? 5,543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lakshmighat in? Maldah district (English Bazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lakshmighat? 40.7% (Census 2011)

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