# Mahurakandi Village, Burwan, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Burwan, Murshidabad 

# Mahurakandi

Mahurakandi is a village in Burwan sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,378 people in 299 households**, the 67th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 1,378people (2011)
- 299households
- 66.6%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahurakandi

Of every 100 households in Mahurakandi in 2011, 19 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahurakandi · ■ Burwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**17%

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

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****12%**

**32%

Television ****16%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**48%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Mahurakandi?

■ Mahurakandi · ■ Burwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**945

Working population ****32.5%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 58.1% for women. 54% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 29 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (4%) · **■** Other work 141 (31%) · **■** Marginal 261 (58%)

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 Burwan

- Siddheswari1,515 people
- Kapas Danga1,447 people
- Nabadurga1,406 people
- Debagram1,384 people
- Rayhat1,368 people
- Kogram1,359 people
- Ful Sikhar1,340 people
- Sabaldaha1,324 people

[All 160 villages in Burwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/burwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahurakandi?1,378 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahurakandi in?Murshidabad district (Burwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahurakandi?66.6% (Census 2011)