# Farrabag Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Farrabag

Farrabag is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **452 people in 106 households**, the 99th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 452people (2011)
- 106households
- 78.1%literacy
- 845females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Farrabag

Of every 100 households in Farrabag in 2011, 58 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Farrabag · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**58%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**92%

Use banking services ****91%**

**38%

Television ****46%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Farrabag?

■ Farrabag · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2100**

**960

Working population ****39.2%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 69.9% for women. 66% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (44%) · **■** Household industry 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 75 (42%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Murshidabad Jiaganj

- Gouribag506 people
- Dahapara501 people
- Bele463 people
- Banoaripur455 people
- Palasdanga447 people
- Kumarpara443 people
- Sabjikatra441 people
- Gopalnagar439 people

[All 132 villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Farrabag?452 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Farrabag in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Farrabag?78.1% (Census 2011)