# Mahatapur Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Mahatapur

Mahatapur is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **958 people in 248 households**, the 59th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 958people (2011)
- 248households
- 70.9%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahatapur

Of every 100 households in Mahatapur in 2011, 59 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahatapur · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**40%

Tap water ****4%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****80%**

**48%

Television ****31%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Mahatapur?

■ Mahatapur · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1238**

**954

Working population ****44.7%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 65.0% for women. 67% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (34%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 204 (48%) · **■** Marginal 40 (9%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Rajibpur1,011 people
- Gokarna1,008 people
- Bagiara967 people
- Shyampur967 people
- Lakshmipara940 people
- Bachpur936 people
- Gagra936 people
- Mandra927 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahatapur?958 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahatapur in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahatapur?70.9% (Census 2011)