# Mahula, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Mahula

Mahula is a village in [Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/) sub-district of [Birbhum](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,310 people in 326 households**, the 51st largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,310people (2011)
- 326households
- 61.7%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahula

Of every 100 households in Mahula in 2011, 15 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahula · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**18%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**82%

Use banking services ****57%**

**61%

Television ****12%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**24%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 Mahula?

■ Mahula · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1105**

**972

Working population ****35.3%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.5% for men and 55.7% for women. 51% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 307 (66%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 76 (16%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Dihipara1,348 people
- Bishnu Khanda1,346 people
- Purbba Islampur1,338 people
- Durgapur1,325 people
- Rasulpur1,308 people
- Purushottampur1,267 people
- Khiruli1,237 people
- Darpashila1,235 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahula?1,310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahula in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahula?61.7% (Census 2011)