# Prasadpur Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Prasadpur

Prasadpur is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,087 people in 273 households**, the 67th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,087people (2011)
- 273households
- 71.6%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Prasadpur

Of every 100 households in Prasadpur in 2011, 57 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Prasadpur · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****27%**

**38%

Television ****32%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Prasadpur?

■ Prasadpur · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**960

Working population ****38.7%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 69.1% for women. 61% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 194 (46%) · **■** Household industry 55 (13%) · **■** Other work 122 (29%) · **■** Marginal 10 (2%)

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

- Diar Chaitanpur1,259 people
- Rajbari1,187 people
- Ghanasyampur1,174 people
- Akbarpur1,119 people
- Saikuli1,053 people
- Dhamua1,049 people
- Narayanpur1,044 people
- Rampur1,026 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Prasadpur?1,087 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Prasadpur in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Prasadpur?71.6% (Census 2011)