# Phulandar Village, Samserganj, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Samserganj, Murshidabad 

# Phulandar

Phulandar is a village in Samserganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,517 people in 270 households**, the 18th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 1,517people (2011)
- 270households
- 56.9%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Phulandar

Of every 100 households in Phulandar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phulandar · ■ Samserganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**76%

Tap water ****11%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**31%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**69%

Use banking services ****11%**

**35%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**37%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Phulandar?

■ Phulandar · ■ Samserganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**977

Working population ****45.9%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.8% for men and 50.0% for women. 48% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 185 (27%) · **■** Household industry 222 (32%) · **■** Other work 80 (11%) · **■** Marginal 168 (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

- Sikdapur2,691 people
- Ghoramara2,094 people
- Nimtita2,068 people
- Baharagachi1,924 people
- Ratanpur1,482 people
- Napara1,411 people
- Sitarampur1,200 people
- Loharpur580 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Phulandar?1,517 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phulandar in?Murshidabad district (Samserganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Phulandar?56.9% (Census 2011)