# Alamsahi Village, Samserganj, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Samserganj, Murshidabad 

# Alamsahi

Alamsahi is a village in Samserganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,693 people in 721 households**, the 12th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 3,693people (2011)
- 721households
- 60.7%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Alamsahi

Of every 100 households in Alamsahi in 2011, 16 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Alamsahi · ■ Samserganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**31%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**69%

Use banking services ****18%**

**35%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Alamsahi?

■ Alamsahi · ■ Samserganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**977

Working population ****46.4%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.9% for men and 54.5% for women. 44% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (6%) · **■** Household industry 585 (34%) · **■** Other work 205 (12%) · **■** Marginal 765 (45%)

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

- Umarpur5,785 people
- Balbalpara5,207 people
- Durgapur4,169 people
- Mahisha Thali3,837 people
- Jaladipur3,319 people
- Sikdapur2,691 people
- Ghoramara2,094 people
- Nimtita2,068 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Alamsahi?3,693 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alamsahi in?Murshidabad district (Samserganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Alamsahi?60.7% (Census 2011)