# Mahalchandni Village, Kanksa, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kanksa, Barddhaman 

# Mahalchandni

Mahalchandni is a village in Kanksa sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **347 people in 74 households**, the 66th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 347people (2011)
- 74households
- 71.9%literacy
- 761females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahalchandni

Of every 100 households in Mahalchandni in 2011, 58 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Mahalchandni · ■ Kanksa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**70%

Use banking services ****46%**

**68%

Television ****48%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**18%

Own their home ****52%**

**96%

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 Mahalchandni?

■ Mahalchandni · ■ Kanksa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****761**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**976

Working population ****35.4%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 60.0% for women. 56% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 113 (92%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Kanksa

- Radhanagar465 people
- Garkilla Kherobari439 people
- Krishnapur435 people
- Rautdihi433 people
- Dubrajpur342 people
- Sundipur312 people
- Kotalpukur243 people
- Bidbihar206 people

[All 82 villages in Kanksa](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kanksa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahalchandni?347 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahalchandni in?Barddhaman district (Kanksa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahalchandni?71.9% (Census 2011)