# Mustaphapur Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Mustaphapur

Mustaphapur is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,988 people in 851 households**, the 6th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 3,988people (2011)
- 851households
- 79.7%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mustaphapur

Of every 100 households in Mustaphapur in 2011, 46 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mustaphapur · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**5%

Tap water ****3%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****40%**

**36%

Television ****10%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**21%

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 Mustaphapur?

■ Mustaphapur · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**943

Working population ****35.8%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 72.5% for women. 57% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 418 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (6%) · **■** Other work 94 (7%) · **■** Marginal 835 (59%)

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 Potashpur - II

- Kharat Katbar5,961 people
- Kasbapatapur5,853 people
- Balgobindapur4,368 people
- Panchet4,106 people
- Mathura3,860 people
- Satshatamal3,565 people
- Sandalpur3,079 people
- Pratap Dighi3,046 people

[All 151 villages in Potashpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mustaphapur?3,988 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mustaphapur in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mustaphapur?79.7% (Census 2011)