# Masimpur Village, Domkal, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Domkal, Murshidabad 

# Masimpur

Masimpur is a village in Domkal sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,571 people in 379 households**, the 63rd largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 1,571people (2011)
- 379households
- 55.0%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Masimpur

Of every 100 households in Masimpur in 2011, 18 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masimpur · ■ Domkal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**66%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****12%**

**22%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Masimpur?

■ Masimpur · ■ Domkal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****689**

**962

Working population ****32.1%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.3% for men and 55.8% for women. 59% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 427 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (3%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 47 (9%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Domkal

- Dakshin Jitpur1,688 people
- Sripatipur1,680 people
- Piroj Pur1,649 people
- Mahabub Nagar1,617 people
- Jhaubaria1,527 people
- Kalyanpur1,458 people
- Hetanpur1,247 people
- Narajpur1,151 people

[All 87 villages in Domkal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/domkal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Masimpur?1,571 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masimpur in?Murshidabad district (Domkal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Masimpur?55.0% (Census 2011)