# Fauzbag Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Fauzbag

Fauzbag is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **250 people in 49 households**, the 113th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 250people (2011)
- 49households
- 78.0%literacy
- 761females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Fauzbag

Of every 100 households in Fauzbag in 2011, 48 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Fauzbag · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****40%**

**38%

Television ****22%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Fauzbag?

■ Fauzbag · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****761**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636**

**960

Working population ****35.2%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 74.3% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 26 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (51%) · **■** Other work 13 (15%) · **■** Marginal 4 (5%)

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

- Pilkhana357 people
- Mirpur342 people
- Chaipara325 people
- Arazi Saikuli275 people
- Payasti Katiganga231 people
- Kanchannagar229 people
- Bhartadoba191 people
- Chandabag149 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Fauzbag?250 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Fauzbag in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Fauzbag?78.0% (Census 2011)