# Mahaldanga, Jaypur, Bankura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jaypur, Bankura 

# Mahaldanga

Mahaldanga is a village in [Jaypur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/jaypur/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,577 people in 352 households**, the 29th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 1,577people (2011)
- 352households
- 85.9%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahaldanga

Of every 100 households in Mahaldanga in 2011, 75 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahaldanga · ■ Jaypur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

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

**79%

Use banking services ****67%**

**62%

Television ****30%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**12%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mahaldanga?

■ Mahaldanga · ■ Jaypur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**74.6%

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

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****766**

**951

Working population ****35.8%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 77.7% for women. 58% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 184 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (23%) · **■** Household industry 32 (6%) · **■** Other work 196 (35%) · **■** Marginal 23 (4%)

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 Jaypur

- Gelia1,655 people
- Brahmankonda1,623 people
- Kunrre1,605 people
- Jujur1,590 people
- Abhirampur1,531 people
- Pankhai1,504 people
- Paschim Karakbere1,400 people
- Padumpur1,332 people

[All 139 villages in Jaypur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/jaypur/villages/)

## Other places named Mahaldanga

- Mahal Danga · Village, Hirbandh, Bankura · 913 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahaldanga?1,577 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahaldanga in?Bankura district (Jaypur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahaldanga?85.9% (Census 2011)