# Mahinagar Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Mahinagar

Mahinagar is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,778 people in 549 households**, the 27th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,778people (2011)
- 549households
- 75.9%literacy
- 693females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahinagar

Of every 100 households in Mahinagar in 2011, 50 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahinagar · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**58%

Tap water ****7%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**92%

Use banking services ****44%**

**38%

Television ****35%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**22%

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 Mahinagar?

■ Mahinagar · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****693**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**960

Working population ****33.8%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 65.1% for women. 42% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 199 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 229 (24%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 263 (28%) · **■** Marginal 231 (25%)

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

- Jafrabad2,945 people
- Bilkandi2,930 people
- Tiktikipara2,847 people
- Satlakshmi2,838 people
- Neoai Khamarpara2,691 people
- Rambhadrapur2,665 people
- Elahiganj2,616 people
- Kanksa2,608 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahinagar?2,778 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahinagar in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahinagar?75.9% (Census 2011)