# Chhota Mahara Village, Amta - I, Haora (West Bengal)

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Village · Amta - I, Haora 

# Chhota Mahara

Chhota Mahara is a village in Amta - I sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,132 people in 478 households**, the 35th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%.

- 2,132people (2011)
- 478households
- 84.7%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhota Mahara

Of every 100 households in Chhota Mahara in 2011, 73 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhota Mahara · ■ Amta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**36%

Tap water ****9%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**79%

Use banking services ****31%**

**33%

Television ****40%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**26%

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 Chhota Mahara?

■ Chhota Mahara · ■ Amta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849**

**966

Working population ****32.6%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 79.3% for women. 60% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (24%) · **■** Household industry 20 (3%) · **■** Other work 455 (65%) · **■** Marginal 22 (3%)

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 Amta - I

- Ranapara2,420 people
- Chakpota2,299 people
- Kashtasangara2,282 people
- Purash2,150 people
- Uttar Ramchandrapur1,985 people
- Mato1,920 people
- Madhyakul1,888 people
- Bara Mahara1,887 people

[All 73 villages in Amta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/amta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhota Mahara?2,132 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhota Mahara in?Haora district (Amta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhota Mahara?84.7% (Census 2011)