# Mahadipur Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Mahadipur

Mahadipur is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **888 people in 227 households**, the 94th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 888people (2011)
- 227households
- 63.7%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahadipur

Of every 100 households in Mahadipur in 2011, 11 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahadipur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**65%

Tap water ****15%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****59%**

**41%

Television ****11%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Mahadipur?

■ Mahadipur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****732**

**965

Working population ****43.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 53.5% for women. 62% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 166 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (44%) · **■** Other work 40 (10%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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 Balurghat

- Taher Chak921 people
- Bhatpara917 people
- Paschim Thakurpur899 people
- Kalaibari891 people
- Banhat885 people
- Kamalpur877 people
- Chak Ramprosad870 people
- Margram870 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahadipur?888 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahadipur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahadipur?63.7% (Census 2011)