# Mahammadpur Village, Nawda, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Nawda, Murshidabad 

# Mahammadpur

Mahammadpur is a village in Nawda sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,298 people in 1,731 households**, the 13th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 7,298people (2011)
- 1,731households
- 59.4%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahammadpur

Of every 100 households in Mahammadpur in 2011, 21 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahammadpur · ■ Nawda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**52%

Tap water ****11%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****27%**

**29%

Television ****10%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Mahammadpur?

■ Mahammadpur · ■ Nawda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**969

Working population ****32.1%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.7% for men and 59.1% for women. 57% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 342 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,071 (46%) · **■** Household industry 57 (2%) · **■** Other work 386 (16%) · **■** Marginal 486 (21%)

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 Nawda

- Tungi9,128 people
- Sonatikri8,982 people
- Kedarchandpur8,838 people
- Goghata8,627 people
- Chandkati7,046 people
- Bundai Nagar6,908 people
- Jagaiapur6,360 people
- Surangapur6,343 people

[All 39 villages in Nawda](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/nawda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahammadpur?7,298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahammadpur in?Murshidabad district (Nawda sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahammadpur?59.4% (Census 2011)