# Majhira Village, Berhampore, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Berhampore, Murshidabad 

# Majhira

Majhira is a village in Berhampore sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,989 people in 906 households**, the 31st largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 3,989people (2011)
- 906households
- 70.1%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Majhira

Of every 100 households in Majhira in 2011, 44 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majhira · ■ Berhampore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**55%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****40%**

**33%

Television ****21%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Majhira?

■ Majhira · ■ Berhampore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017**

**972

Working population ****28.9%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 65.3% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 385 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 367 (32%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 92 (8%) · **■** Marginal 299 (26%)

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 Berhampore

- Kalikapur Kadamkhandi4,258 people
- Kharsadanga4,219 people
- Katalia4,198 people
- Putijol4,011 people
- Madanpur3,952 people
- Sibpur3,853 people
- Nagpara3,774 people
- Fate Singdiar3,732 people

[All 138 villages in Berhampore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/berhampore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Majhira?3,989 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhira in?Murshidabad district (Berhampore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Majhira?70.1% (Census 2011)