# Mahakhair Village, Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Mahakhair

Mahakhair is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **283 people in 52 households**, the 175th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 283people (2011)
- 52households
- 96.9%literacy
- 1,128females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahakhair

Of every 100 households in Mahakhair in 2011, 67 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahakhair · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**32%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**27%

Television ****14%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**37%

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 Mahakhair?

■ Mahakhair · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.9%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1128**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1478**

**936

Working population ****26.5%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.3% for men and 96.6% for women. 55% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 49 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (33%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Gangarampur

- Chandipara316 people
- Kabirpur309 people
- Haripur Ganeshpur294 people
- Shikarpur285 people
- Kashipur267 people
- Kamarpukuria257 people
- Khayerban254 people
- Purbba Shankarpur248 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahakhair?283 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahakhair in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahakhair?96.9% (Census 2011)