Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur
# Mahasimpur

Mahasimpur is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 205 people in 48 households, the 376th largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.
- 205 people (2011)
- 48 households
- 88.3% literacy
- 1,010 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahasimpur

Of every 100 households in Mahasimpur in 2011, 77 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahasimpur · ■ Debra rural average
- Electricity for lighting 77% 48%
- Toilet within the home 60% 63%
- No toilet (open defecation) 40% 34%
- Tap water 0% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 20%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 85% 95%
- Use banking services 35% 50%
- Television 38% 24%
- Mobile phone 62% 44%
- Computer with internet 2% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 17% 18%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mahasimpur?

■ Mahasimpur · ■ Debra rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 88.3% 81.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1010 980
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 545 988
- Working population 29.3% 46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 81.4% for women. 49% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 35 (58%) · ■ Farm labourers 12 (20%) · ■ Other work 12 (20%) · ■ Marginal 1 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Debra
- Chak Sujal 210 people
- Jotnarayan 210 people
- Saraswatipur 210 people
- Kanchanpur 205 people
- Belgerya 204 people
- Dogerya 203 people
- Bela Gerya 202 people
- Kabilpur 201 people

All 477 villages in Debra

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Mahasimpur? 205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahasimpur in? Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahasimpur? 88.3% (Census 2011)

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