# Mahasing Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Mahasing

Mahasing is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **662 people in 133 households**, the 50th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 662people (2011)
- 133households
- 63.7%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahasing

Of every 100 households in Mahasing in 2011, 53 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahasing · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**83%

Use banking services ****37%**

**34%

Television ****36%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**78%

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 Mahasing?

■ Mahasing · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**966

Working population ****30.2%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 54.1% for women. 52% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 36 (18%) · **■** Other work 110 (55%) · **■** Marginal 12 (6%)

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 Naxalbari

- Marapur738 people
- Nehal731 people
- Bharatsing700 people
- Udiarip663 people
- Satbhaiya655 people
- Huchaimallik616 people
- Gaziram579 people
- Uttam Chand569 people

[All 94 villages in Naxalbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/naxalbari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahasing?662 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahasing in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahasing?63.7% (Census 2011)