Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur
# Mahasani

Mahasani is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 68 people in 18 households, the 287th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 68 people (2011)
- 18 households
- 61.8% literacy
- 1,267 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahasani

Of every 100 households in Mahasani in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Mahasani · ■ Balurghat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 38%
- Toilet within the home 0% 33%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 65%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 17% 47%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 90%
- Use banking services 6% 41%
- Television 0% 26%
- Mobile phone 22% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 11% 2%
- None of these assets 67% 26%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mahasani?

■ Mahasani · ■ Balurghat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.8% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1267 937
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 857 965
- Working population 55.9% 46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.5% for men and 65.6% for women. 63% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 12 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (13%) · ■ Other work 2 (5%) · ■ Marginal 19 (50%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Balurghat
- Radhanagar Bhratta 91 people
- Narayanbati 88 people
- Anantapur 82 people
- Sarangbari 73 people
- Chakram Krishnapur 64 people
- Bamanhati 62 people
- Chak Ramanath 47 people
- Chak Mathura 45 people

All 307 villages in Balurghat

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Mahasani? 68 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahasani in? Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahasani? 61.8% (Census 2011)

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