# Mahanaj, Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Mahanaj

Mahanaj is a village in [Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/) sub-district of [Dakshin Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **749 people in 179 households**, the 119th largest of 271 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 749people (2011)
- 179households
- 56.3%literacy
- 859females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahanaj

Of every 100 households in Mahanaj in 2011, 6 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahanaj · ■ Tapan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**75%

Tap water ****53%**

**8%

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

**11%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****17%**

**26%

Television ****5%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**33%

Own their home ****93%**

**98%

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 Mahanaj?

■ Mahanaj · ■ Tapan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**954

Working population ****44.2%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.9% for men and 48.5% for women. 59% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 86 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (25%) · **■** Other work 28 (8%) · **■** Marginal 135 (41%)

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 Tapan

- Dinagar771 people
- Telighata Bhabanipur770 people
- Dakshin Harsura764 people
- Daing753 people
- Sankarbati740 people
- Anatair736 people
- Jadubati724 people
- Aichanda719 people

[All 279 villages in Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahanaj?749 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahanaj in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Tapan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahanaj?56.3% (Census 2011)