# Mahesgaria, Barddhaman (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Mahesgaria

Mahesgaria is a village in [Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/) sub-district of [Barddhaman](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,048 people in 236 households**, the 54th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,048people (2011)
- 236households
- 63.5%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahesgaria

Of every 100 households in Mahesgaria in 2011, 61 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mahesgaria · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**40%

Tap water ****1%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**81%

Use banking services ****86%**

**48%

Television ****30%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**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 Mahesgaria?

■ Mahesgaria · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

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

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**954

Working population ****34.7%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.9% for men and 59.9% for women. 60% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 58 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (26%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 94 (26%) · **■** Marginal 116 (32%)

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

- Kurcha1,086 people
- Sahapur1,072 people
- Kundapara1,065 people
- Ghola1,058 people
- Rajibpur1,011 people
- Gokarna1,008 people
- Bagiara967 people
- Shyampur967 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahesgaria?1,048 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahesgaria in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahesgaria?63.5% (Census 2011)