# Maharampur Village, Egra - II, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Egra - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Maharampur

Maharampur is a village in Egra - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **591 people in 122 households**, the 80th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 591people (2011)
- 122households
- 87.4%literacy
- 1,024females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maharampur

Of every 100 households in Maharampur in 2011, 34 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maharampur · ■ Egra - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**94%

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

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

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

**11%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****58%**

**33%

Television ****12%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Maharampur?

■ Maharampur · ■ Egra - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**953

Working population ****34.0%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 82.3% for women. 64% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (50%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 49 (24%) · **■** Marginal 23 (11%)

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 Egra - II

- Teghari634 people
- Amipara610 people
- Bisharpur603 people
- Bamaniabar600 people
- Narajpur568 people
- Tolakana552 people
- Katganj539 people
- Hatbaincha538 people

[All 117 villages in Egra - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maharampur?591 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maharampur in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maharampur?87.4% (Census 2011)