# Masurdanga Village, Hariharpara, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Hariharpara, Murshidabad 

# Masurdanga

Masurdanga is a village in Hariharpara sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,760 people in 1,161 households**, the 20th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 4,760people (2011)
- 1,161households
- 71.3%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Masurdanga

Of every 100 households in Masurdanga in 2011, 11 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masurdanga · ■ Hariharpara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**68%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**95%

Use banking services ****37%**

**30%

Television ****12%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Masurdanga?

■ Masurdanga · ■ Hariharpara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**992

Working population ****36.8%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 70.2% for women. 61% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 404 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 415 (24%) · **■** Household industry 60 (3%) · **■** Other work 277 (16%) · **■** Marginal 597 (34%)

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 Hariharpara

- Jagannathpur6,235 people
- Raypur6,203 people
- Gaznipur5,936 people
- Lochanmati Dangapara5,226 people
- Sankarpur4,721 people
- Tehatta4,713 people
- Bochadanga4,260 people
- Dharampur Ramna3,971 people

[All 63 villages in Hariharpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/hariharpara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Masurdanga?4,760 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masurdanga in?Murshidabad district (Hariharpara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Masurdanga?71.3% (Census 2011)