# Mahideb Village, Phansidewa, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Mahideb

Mahideb is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **40 people in 9 households**, the 102nd largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 40people (2011)
- 9households
- 42.9%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahideb

Of every 100 households in Mahideb in 2011, 38 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahideb · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**53%

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

**6%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****25%**

**32%

Television ****25%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****62%**

**20%

Own their home ****25%**

**82%

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 Mahideb?

■ Mahideb · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.9%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**972

Working population ****37.5%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 35.3% for women. 62% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Other work 15 (100%)

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 Phansidewa

- Dhakna Gachh184 people
- Gangaram Maler Chhat109 people
- Sangatram85 people
- Turibhita69 people
- Muktar Chhat18 people

[All 113 villages in Phansidewa](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/phansidewa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahideb?40 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahideb in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahideb?42.9% (Census 2011)