# Masharpur Village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Masharpur

Masharpur is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,027 people in 201 households**, the 72nd largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 1,027people (2011)
- 201households
- 83.3%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Masharpur

Of every 100 households in Masharpur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masharpur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**13%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****22%**

**37%

Television ****18%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Masharpur?

■ Masharpur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**959

Working population ****47.6%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 74.7% for women. 62% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 141 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (19%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (8%) · **■** Marginal 215 (44%)

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 Ghatal

- Belshwar1,107 people
- Khararsinghapuruttar1,079 people
- Baranadi1,061 people
- Jay Krishnapur1,051 people
- Konarpur1,009 people
- Radhakantapur1,003 people
- Shimulia988 people
- Digha-Anandpur987 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Masharpur?1,027 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masharpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Masharpur?83.3% (Census 2011)