# Mahakhara Village, Handia, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Handia, Allahabad 

# Mahakhara

Mahakhara is a village in Handia sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,314 people in 177 households**, the 269th largest of 609 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 1,314people (2011)
- 177households
- 72.3%literacy
- 1,018females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahakhara

Of every 100 households in Mahakhara in 2011, 29 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mahakhara · ■ Handia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**85%

Tap water ****29%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****84%**

**73%

Television ****24%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Mahakhara?

■ Mahakhara · ■ Handia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1266**

**889

Working population ****66.1%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 57.9% for women. 71% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (17%) · **■** Household industry 95 (11%) · **■** Other work 211 (24%) · **■** Marginal 361 (42%)

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 Handia

- Saidaha Sathar1,333 people
- Sarai Sultanpur Urf Sarpoasbir1,327 people
- Sahila1,321 people
- Khiji Raha1,315 people
- Chak Puremiyan1,308 people
- Paharpur1,300 people
- Pure Lutae1,299 people
- Vajpur1,298 people

[All 625 villages in Handia](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/handia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahakhara?1,314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahakhara in?Allahabad district (Handia sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahakhara?72.3% (Census 2011)