# Mahammadpur Village, Nanda Kumar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Nanda Kumar, Purba Medinipur 

# Mahammadpur

Mahammadpur is a village in Nanda Kumar sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,614 people in 1,090 households**, the 14th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 4,614people (2011)
- 1,090households
- 89.3%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahammadpur

Of every 100 households in Mahammadpur in 2011, 62 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahammadpur · ■ Nanda Kumar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**17%

Tap water ****18%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**89%

Use banking services ****36%**

**39%

Television ****28%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**34%

Own their home ****87%**

**95%

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 · ■ Nanda Kumar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**940

Working population ****35.0%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 84.0% for women. 57% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 210 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 267 (17%) · **■** Household industry 130 (8%) · **■** Other work 811 (50%) · **■** Marginal 196 (12%)

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 Nanda Kumar

- Bargoda4,971 people
- Terapara Jalpai4,801 people
- Shyamsundarpur4,759 people
- Chak Simulya4,620 people
- Raj Nagar4,388 people
- Basdebpur4,379 people
- Kumarara4,231 people
- Madhabpur4,055 people

[All 101 villages in Nanda Kumar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/nanda-kumar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahammadpur?4,614 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahammadpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Nanda Kumar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahammadpur?89.3% (Census 2011)