# Mahata Village, Bhatar, Barddhaman (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Bhatar, Barddhaman 

# Mahata

Mahata is a village in Bhatar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,443 people in 1,311 households**, the 11th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 5,443people (2011)
- 1,311households
- 65.4%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahata

Of every 100 households in Mahata in 2011, 32 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahata · ■ Bhatar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**58%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**87%

Use banking services ****79%**

**57%

Television ****25%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mahata?

■ Mahata · ■ Bhatar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**953

Working population ****42.2%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 57.2% for women. 61% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 430 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,154 (50%) · **■** Household industry 50 (2%) · **■** Other work 269 (12%) · **■** Marginal 393 (17%)

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

- Banpash6,702 people
- Bhatakul5,607 people
- Muratipur5,516 people
- Kashipur5,457 people
- Hanrgram5,301 people
- Nityanandapur4,764 people
- Karjjana4,684 people
- Mahachanda4,281 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahata?5,443 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahata in?Barddhaman district (Bhatar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahata?65.4% (Census 2011)