# Adwaita Nagar Village, Samserganj, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Samserganj, Murshidabad 

# Adwaita Nagar

Adwaita Nagar is a village in Samserganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,176 people in 961 households**, the 6th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 6,176people (2011)
- 961households
- 36.6%literacy
- 1,028females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Adwaita Nagar

Of every 100 households in Adwaita Nagar in 2011, 11 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Adwaita Nagar · ■ Samserganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**76%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**31%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**69%

Use banking services ****11%**

**35%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**37%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Adwaita Nagar?

■ Adwaita Nagar · ■ Samserganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.6%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005**

**977

Working population ****41.9%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.5% for men and 33.9% for women. 41% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (5%) · **■** Household industry 271 (10%) · **■** Other work 823 (32%) · **■** Marginal 1,289 (50%)

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 Samserganj

- Dogachhi13,848 people
- Antar Dwipa10,610 people
- Laskarpur6,756 people
- Hasimpur6,539 people
- Chandni Daha5,996 people
- Umarpur5,785 people
- Balbalpara5,207 people
- Durgapur4,169 people

[All 33 villages in Samserganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/samserganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Adwaita Nagar?6,176 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Adwaita Nagar in?Murshidabad district (Samserganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Adwaita Nagar?36.6% (Census 2011)