# Mankara Village, Berhampore, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Berhampore, Murshidabad 

# Mankara

Mankara is a village in Berhampore sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,848 people in 420 households**, the 62nd largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,848people (2011)
- 420households
- 76.8%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mankara

Of every 100 households in Mankara in 2011, 21 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mankara · ■ Berhampore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**55%

Tap water ****11%**

**5%

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

**52%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**92%

Use banking services ****22%**

**33%

Television ****16%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Mankara?

■ Mankara · ■ Berhampore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**972

Working population ****33.9%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 71.2% for women. 53% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (21%) · **■** Household industry 100 (16%) · **■** Other work 208 (33%) · **■** Marginal 37 (6%)

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

- Jadupur2,150 people
- Hajidanga2,134 people
- Dhanaipur2,031 people
- Baikunthapur1,881 people
- Harirampur1,814 people
- Debidaspur1,805 people
- Sungai1,759 people
- Bahara1,711 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mankara?1,848 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mankara in?Murshidabad district (Berhampore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mankara?76.8% (Census 2011)