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

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Mahendri

Mahendri is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **209 people in 49 households**, the 187th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 209people (2011)
- 49households
- 61.0%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahendri

Of every 100 households in Mahendri in 2011, 24 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahendri · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**32%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****16%**

**27%

Television ****14%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**37%

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 Mahendri?

■ Mahendri · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**936

Working population ****45.9%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 52.4% for women. 62% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 14 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (56%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (10%) · **■** Marginal 17 (18%)

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

- Bishnupur229 people
- Chak Joykrisnapur229 people
- Harishpur226 people
- Haridaspur224 people
- Shibkrishnapur199 people
- Chakashan178 people
- Paschim Kashipur178 people
- Uttar Gopalpur175 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahendri?209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahendri in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahendri?61.0% (Census 2011)