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

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Mahipur

Mahipur is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,089 people in 254 households**, the 73rd largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 1,089people (2011)
- 254households
- 65.0%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahipur

Of every 100 households in Mahipur in 2011, 29 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahipur · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**70%

Tap water ****49%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**32%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**95%

Use banking services ****10%**

**27%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mahipur?

■ Mahipur · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**936

Working population ****53.1%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 56.2% for women. 61% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 145 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 215 (37%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 106 (18%) · **■** Marginal 103 (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

- Patul1,119 people
- Kashimpur1,107 people
- Banihari1,104 people
- Hariharpur1,093 people
- Raypur1,064 people
- Palsa1,055 people
- Kasba1,009 people
- Bholanathpur999 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahipur?1,089 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahipur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahipur?65.0% (Census 2011)