# Mahammadpur Village, Deshopran, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Deshopran, Purba Medinipur 

# Mahammadpur

Mahammadpur is a village in Deshopran sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **977 people in 208 households**, the 75th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.6%.

- 977people (2011)
- 208households
- 91.1%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahammadpur

Of every 100 households in Mahammadpur in 2011, 38 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mahammadpur · ■ Deshopran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**9%

Tap water ****11%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**88%

Use banking services ****76%**

**35%

Television ****20%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

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

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 · ■ Deshopran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%**

**88.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****642**

**949

Working population ****31.0%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.1% for men and 84.8% for women. 51% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 27 (9%) · **■** Other work 108 (36%) · **■** Marginal 163 (54%)

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 Deshopran

- Rupnagar1,020 people
- Khashafaua1,018 people
- Kurkraul1,005 people
- Haripur985 people
- Baijapur936 people
- Ghoraghata925 people
- Ghoshpur921 people
- Shunia908 people

[All 168 villages in Deshopran](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/deshopran/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahammadpur?977 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahammadpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Deshopran sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahammadpur?91.1% (Census 2011)