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

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Mahadipur

Mahadipur is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **461 people in 108 households**, the 102nd largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 461people (2011)
- 108households
- 88.2%literacy
- 837females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahadipur

Of every 100 households in Mahadipur in 2011, 68 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahadipur · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**27%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%**

**89%

Use banking services ****2%**

**32%

Television ****22%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Mahadipur?

■ Mahadipur · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****837**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**972

Working population ****33.2%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 85.0% for women. 55% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 54 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (36%) · **■** Marginal 32 (21%)

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

- Selimabad482 people
- Chaugharia471 people
- Krishnabati470 people
- Alipur468 people
- Nachhuapara461 people
- Baje Kanur458 people
- Gerul443 people
- Ranipur429 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahadipur?461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahadipur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahadipur?88.2% (Census 2011)