# Umarpur Village, Samserganj, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Samserganj, Murshidabad 

# Umarpur

Umarpur is a village in Samserganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,785 people in 1,077 households**, the 8th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 5,785people (2011)
- 1,077households
- 42.5%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Umarpur

Of every 100 households in Umarpur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Umarpur · ■ Samserganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**31%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**69%

Use banking services ****6%**

**35%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**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 Umarpur?

■ Umarpur · ■ Samserganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.5%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**977

Working population ****42.8%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.4% for men and 40.6% for women. 43% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 344 (14%) · **■** Household industry 853 (34%) · **■** Other work 662 (27%) · **■** Marginal 543 (22%)

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

- Laskarpur6,756 people
- Hasimpur6,539 people
- Adwaita Nagar6,176 people
- Chandni Daha5,996 people
- Balbalpara5,207 people
- Durgapur4,169 people
- Mahisha Thali3,837 people
- Alamsahi3,693 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Umarpur?5,785 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umarpur in?Murshidabad district (Samserganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Umarpur?42.5% (Census 2011)