Village · Panskura, Purba Medinipur
# Mahammad Murad

Mahammad Murad is a village in Panskura sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 889 people in 210 households, the 124th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.
- 889 people (2011)
- 210 households
- 90.9% literacy
- 920 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahammad Murad

Of every 100 households in Mahammad Murad in 2011, 66 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahammad Murad · ■ Panskura rural average
- Electricity for lighting 66% 63%
- Toilet within the home 82% 75%
- No toilet (open defecation) 18% 22%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93%
- Use banking services 89% 36%
- Television 10% 26%
- Mobile phone 23% 48%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 16% 15%
- Own their home 95% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mahammad Murad?

■ Mahammad Murad · ■ Panskura rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 90.9% 83.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 920 946
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 900 949
- Working population 61.0% 45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.1% for men and 83.2% for women. 61% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 29 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 71 (13%) · ■ Household industry 62 (11%) · ■ Other work 58 (11%) · ■ Marginal 322 (59%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Panskura
- Uttar Panchberya 907 people
- Rajhati 904 people
- Nilichhaku Chak 902 people
- Uttar Katal 892 people
- Saranbar 875 people
- Banamalipur 874 people
- Dhananjoypur 857 people
- Dakshin Katal 855 people

All 230 villages in Panskura

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Mahammad Murad? 889 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahammad Murad in? Purba Medinipur district (Panskura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahammad Murad? 90.9% (Census 2011)

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