# Mahara Village, Galsi - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Mahara

Mahara is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,254 people in 557 households**, the 23rd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 2,254people (2011)
- 557households
- 63.5%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahara

Of every 100 households in Mahara in 2011, 50 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahara · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**40%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**81%

Use banking services ****88%**

**66%

Television ****26%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Mahara?

■ Mahara · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**953

Working population ****47.8%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 56.5% for women. 61% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 138 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 223 (21%) · **■** Other work 126 (12%) · **■** Marginal 591 (55%)

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 Galsi - II

- Hitta2,596 people
- Channa2,465 people
- Babla2,355 people
- Kurmuna2,286 people
- Maszidpur2,163 people
- Jujuti2,157 people
- Irkona2,085 people
- Sarul2,051 people

[All 73 villages in Galsi - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahara?2,254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahara in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahara?63.5% (Census 2011)