# Mahabari Village, Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Mahabari

Mahabari is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **297 people in 67 households**, the 129th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 297people (2011)
- 67households
- 35.2%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahabari

Of every 100 households in Mahabari in 2011, 4 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahabari · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**27%

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

**5%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****17%**

**32%

Television ****6%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****64%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mahabari?

■ Mahabari · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.2%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**972

Working population ****55.2%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.0% for men and 26.7% for women. 55% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (32%) · **■** Other work 39 (24%) · **■** Marginal 70 (43%)

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 Bansihari

- Paharpur341 people
- Sardarpur328 people
- Uttar Srirampur312 people
- Rajapur305 people
- Biralipara281 people
- Jadupur278 people
- Jasodapur263 people
- Barabila262 people

[All 161 villages in Bansihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/bansihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahabari?297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahabari in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahabari?35.2% (Census 2011)