# Mahammadpur Village, Bhagawanpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhagawanpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Mahammadpur

Mahammadpur is a village in Bhagawanpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,438 people in 2,085 households**, the 1st largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.4%.

- 9,438people (2011)
- 2,085households
- 86.8%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahammadpur

Of every 100 households in Mahammadpur in 2011, 11 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahammadpur · ■ Bhagawanpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**10%

Tap water ****5%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****17%**

**38%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mahammadpur?

■ Mahammadpur · ■ Bhagawanpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**88.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**934

Working population ****38.8%**

**38.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 79.6% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 311 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 360 (10%) · **■** Household industry 167 (5%) · **■** Other work 402 (11%) · **■** Marginal 2,418 (66%)

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 Bhagawanpur - I

- Gur Gram9,028 people
- Bibhisanpur6,311 people
- Sar Berya5,903 people
- Kotbar5,737 people

[All 165 villages in Bhagawanpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/bhagawanpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahammadpur?9,438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahammadpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Bhagawanpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahammadpur?86.8% (Census 2011)