# Laskarpur Village, Samserganj, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Samserganj, Murshidabad 

# Laskarpur

Laskarpur is a village in Samserganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,756 people in 1,240 households**, the 4th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 6,756people (2011)
- 1,240households
- 50.8%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Laskarpur

Of every 100 households in Laskarpur in 2011, 30 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Laskarpur · ■ Samserganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**76%

Tap water ****6%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**31%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**69%

Use banking services ****32%**

**35%

Television ****9%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**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 Laskarpur?

■ Laskarpur · ■ Samserganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**977

Working population ****36.5%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.3% for men and 45.1% for women. 43% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 267 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 521 (21%) · **■** Household industry 661 (27%) · **■** Other work 416 (17%) · **■** Marginal 598 (24%)

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

- Malancha16,918 people
- Dogachhi13,848 people
- Antar Dwipa10,610 people
- Hasimpur6,539 people
- Adwaita Nagar6,176 people
- Chandni Daha5,996 people
- Umarpur5,785 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Laskarpur?6,756 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laskarpur in?Murshidabad district (Samserganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Laskarpur?50.8% (Census 2011)