# Mahachanda Village, Bhatar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Bhatar, Barddhaman 

# Mahachanda

Mahachanda is a village in Bhatar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,281 people in 973 households**, the 15th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 4,281people (2011)
- 973households
- 67.9%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahachanda

Of every 100 households in Mahachanda in 2011, 62 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahachanda · ■ Bhatar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**87%

Use banking services ****74%**

**57%

Television ****31%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mahachanda?

■ Mahachanda · ■ Bhatar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**953

Working population ****48.0%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 60.0% for women. 65% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 375 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,246 (61%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 268 (13%) · **■** Marginal 150 (7%)

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 Bhatar

- Mahata5,443 people
- Hanrgram5,301 people
- Nityanandapur4,764 people
- Karjjana4,684 people
- Belenda3,970 people
- Debpur3,891 people
- Shripur3,822 people
- Kherur3,446 people

[All 107 villages in Bhatar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/bhatar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahachanda?4,281 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahachanda in?Barddhaman district (Bhatar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahachanda?67.9% (Census 2011)