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

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Mahala

Mahala is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **992 people in 231 households**, the 77th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 992people (2011)
- 231households
- 76.2%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahala

Of every 100 households in Mahala in 2011, 57 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahala · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****27%**

**41%

Television ****24%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mahala?

■ Mahala · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1224**

**965

Working population ****55.7%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 70.2% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 134 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 234 (42%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (5%) · **■** Marginal 157 (28%)

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

- Belgharia1,022 people
- Raypur1,020 people
- Madhabpara1,004 people
- Alipur1,003 people
- Bijoyshri983 people
- Purba Hariharpur971 people
- Gopalbati959 people
- Majhian952 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahala?992 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahala in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahala?76.2% (Census 2011)