# Mahammadpur Village, Nandigram - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Nandigram - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Mahammadpur

Mahammadpur is a village in Nandigram - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,322 people in 1,308 households**, the 6th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%.

- 6,322people (2011)
- 1,308households
- 84.8%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahammadpur

Of every 100 households in Mahammadpur in 2011, 44 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahammadpur · ■ Nandigram - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**11%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**92%

Use banking services ****34%**

**31%

Television ****13%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 · ■ Nandigram - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**84.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**922

Working population ****29.5%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 81.6% for women. 50% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 120 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 248 (13%) · **■** Household industry 65 (3%) · **■** Other work 714 (38%) · **■** Marginal 720 (39%)

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 Nandigram - I

- Samsabad8,249 people
- Kenda Mari Jalpai7,604 people
- Jalpai Part-VII7,369 people
- Gokul Nagar7,213 people
- Daudpur6,132 people
- Sona Chura5,736 people
- Amgechhya5,333 people
- Gangra4,719 people

[All 98 villages in Nandigram - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/nandigram-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahammadpur?6,322 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahammadpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Nandigram - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahammadpur?84.8% (Census 2011)