# Samaskar Village, Berhampore, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Berhampore, Murshidabad 

# Samaskar

Samaskar is a village in Berhampore sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,197 people in 281 households**, the 84th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,197people (2011)
- 281households
- 53.4%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Samaskar

Of every 100 households in Samaskar in 2011, 10 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Samaskar · ■ Berhampore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**55%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**52%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****3%**

**33%

Television ****12%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**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 Samaskar?

■ Samaskar · ■ Berhampore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**972

Working population ****41.2%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.2% for men and 46.4% for women. 52% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 30 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 418 (85%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (4%) · **■** Marginal 16 (3%)

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

- Gar Baharampur1,291 people
- Balarampur1,285 people
- Laksanpur1,267 people
- Char Begpur1,198 people
- Balia Danga1,177 people
- Garabasa1,170 people
- Bagmara1,164 people
- Nutanpara1,105 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Samaskar?1,197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samaskar in?Murshidabad district (Berhampore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Samaskar?53.4% (Census 2011)