# Mahada Village, Taldangra, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Taldangra, Bankura 

# Mahada

Mahada is a village in Taldangra sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,214 people in 294 households**, the 39th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 1,214people (2011)
- 294households
- 72.5%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahada

Of every 100 households in Mahada in 2011, 41 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahada · ■ Taldangra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**17%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**88%

Use banking services ****28%**

**59%

Television ****22%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**19%

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 Mahada?

■ Mahada · ■ Taldangra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1151**

**978

Working population ****48.8%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 62.1% for women. 61% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 43 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 69 (12%) · **■** Marginal 479 (81%)

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 Taldangra

- Kadma1,286 people
- Dhengashimul1,232 people
- Kusmi1,225 people
- Jarkapaksara1,221 people
- Murakati1,190 people
- Shyamsundarpur1,176 people
- Chakmajuriprasadpur1,153 people
- Saldaha1,149 people

[All 145 villages in Taldangra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/taldangra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahada?1,214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahada in?Bankura district (Taldangra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahada?72.5% (Census 2011)