# Mahator Village, Kushmundi, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kushmundi, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Mahator

Mahator is a village in Kushmundi sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **841 people in 189 households**, the 93rd largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 841people (2011)
- 189households
- 42.7%literacy
- 1,077females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahator

Of every 100 households in Mahator in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahator · ■ Kushmundi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

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

**17%

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

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**29%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****11%**

**18%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Mahator?

■ Mahator · ■ Kushmundi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.7%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1077**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1592**

**955

Working population ****43.3%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.8% for men and 34.6% for women. 60% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 207 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 82 (23%)

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 Kushmundi

- Bhelakuri857 people
- Bagduma855 people
- Mirapara849 people
- Pukurpar Raypur842 people
- Jaminipara827 people
- Kapuria826 people
- Daharol823 people
- Mandahar813 people

[All 231 villages in Kushmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kushmundi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahator?841 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahator in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kushmundi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahator?42.7% (Census 2011)