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

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Village · Samserganj, Murshidabad 

# Kasim Nagar

Kasim Nagar is a village in Samserganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **496 people in 114 households**, the 23rd largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 496people (2011)
- 114households
- 72.9%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kasim Nagar

Of every 100 households in Kasim Nagar in 2011, 89 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kasim Nagar · ■ Samserganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**76%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

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

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**69%

Use banking services ****94%**

**35%

Television ****32%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**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 Kasim Nagar?

■ Kasim Nagar · ■ Samserganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**977

Working population ****39.5%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 65.2% for women. 46% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 23 (12%) · **■** Other work 117 (60%) · **■** Marginal 54 (28%)

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

- Ratanpur1,482 people
- Napara1,411 people
- Sitarampur1,200 people
- Loharpur580 people
- Arazi Napara402 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kasim Nagar?496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kasim Nagar in?Murshidabad district (Samserganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kasim Nagar?72.9% (Census 2011)