# Mahammadpur Village, Khargram, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Khargram, Murshidabad 

# Mahammadpur

Mahammadpur is a village in Khargram sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,889 people in 708 households**, the 33rd largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 2,889people (2011)
- 708households
- 61.7%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahammadpur

Of every 100 households in Mahammadpur in 2011, 35 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahammadpur · ■ Khargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**82%

Tap water ****15%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**16%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**95%

Use banking services ****22%**

**27%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**0%

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

**53%

Own their home ****94%**

**95%

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 Mahammadpur?

■ Mahammadpur · ■ Khargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**960

Working population ****29.7%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 56.0% for women. 54% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 312 (36%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 262 (31%) · **■** Marginal 193 (22%)

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 Khargram

- Haripur3,039 people
- Bhabani Nagar2,959 people
- Biswanathpur2,952 people
- Khaspur2,928 people
- Gurulia2,757 people
- Budharapara2,578 people
- Ayra2,520 people
- Sahapara2,368 people

[All 155 villages in Khargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/khargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahammadpur?2,889 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahammadpur in?Murshidabad district (Khargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahammadpur?61.7% (Census 2011)