Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad
# Char Mahimapur

Char Mahimapur is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 838 people in 187 households, the 78th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.
- 838 people (2011)
- 187 households
- 84.6% literacy
- 963 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Char Mahimapur

Of every 100 households in Char Mahimapur in 2011, 49 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Char Mahimapur · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 49% 36%
- Toilet within the home 20% 41%
- No toilet (open defecation) 80% 58%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 37% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92%
- Use banking services 78% 38%
- Television 32% 19%
- Mobile phone 34% 34%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 4% 22%
- Own their home 100% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Char Mahimapur?

■ Char Mahimapur · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.6% 69.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 963 936
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 833 960
- Working population 30.1% 36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 75.5% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 71 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 133 (53%) · ■ Household industry 4 (2%) · ■ Other work 31 (12%) · ■ Marginal 13 (5%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Murshidabad Jiaganj
- Mahinagar Diar 991 people
- Sadeksarai 964 people
- Bhatpara 894 people
- Fatejangpur 889 people
- Baramganj 823 people
- Tantipara 736 people
- Ramdaspur 728 people
- Satichauraha 683 people

All 132 villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Char Mahimapur? 838 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Char Mahimapur in? Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Char Mahimapur? 84.6% (Census 2011)

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