# Masimabad Village, Panskura, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Panskura, Purba Medinipur 

# Masimabad

Masimabad is a village in Panskura sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,165 people in 232 households**, the 95th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 1,165people (2011)
- 232households
- 72.1%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Masimabad

Of every 100 households in Masimabad in 2011, 44 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Masimabad · ■ Panskura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**22%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****11%**

**36%

Television ****22%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Masimabad?

■ Masimabad · ■ Panskura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1278**

**949

Working population ****40.9%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 61.3% for women. 54% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 21 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (3%) · **■** Other work 132 (28%) · **■** Marginal 307 (64%)

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 Panskura

- Sahalajpur1,194 people
- Erapur Shiromani Chak1,186 people
- Jagatpur1,184 people
- Bijaynagar1,172 people
- Bar Baharpota1,156 people
- Kalandipur1,141 people
- Purbba Gopalpur1,110 people
- Kulia1,097 people

[All 230 villages in Panskura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/panskura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Masimabad?1,165 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masimabad in?Purba Medinipur district (Panskura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Masimabad?72.1% (Census 2011)