# Masimpur Village, Kaliachak - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliachak - I, Maldah 

# Masimpur

Masimpur is a village in Kaliachak - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,279 people in 2,024 households**, the 11th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 9,279people (2011)
- 2,024households
- 79.4%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Masimpur

Of every 100 households in Masimpur in 2011, 72 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masimpur · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**62%

Tap water ****10%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**78%

Use banking services ****25%**

**22%

Television ****21%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****27%**

**39%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Masimpur?

■ Masimpur · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**956

Working population ****48.2%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 78.7% for women. 53% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 184 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 504 (11%) · **■** Household industry 695 (16%) · **■** Other work 1,707 (38%) · **■** Marginal 1,379 (31%)

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 Kaliachak - I

- Azimpur11,548 people
- Gayesbari9,745 people
- Khas Chandpur9,629 people
- Alinagar9,289 people
- Nabinagar8,259 people
- Majumpur8,158 people
- Dalugram7,846 people
- Bahadurpur7,753 people

[All 55 villages in Kaliachak - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Masimpur?9,279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masimpur in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Masimpur?79.4% (Census 2011)