# Mahanbhita Village, Rajganj, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Rajganj, Jalpaiguri 

# Mahanbhita

Mahanbhita is a village in Rajganj sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,208 people in 452 households**, the 19th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 2,208people (2011)
- 452households
- 75.0%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahanbhita

Of every 100 households in Mahanbhita in 2011, 22 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahanbhita · ■ Rajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**72%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**57%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**92%

Use banking services ****54%**

**39%

Television ****16%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Mahanbhita?

■ Mahanbhita · ■ Rajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**945

Working population ****32.2%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 68.7% for women. 52% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 118 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 479 (67%) · **■** Marginal 96 (14%)

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 Rajganj

- Ambari Falakata3,105 people
- Mehendigachh2,891 people
- Araji Binnaguri2,864 people
- Araji Bhelakoba II2,859 people
- Patharghata2,035 people
- Badlagachha1,884 people
- Lalitabari1,479 people
- Balai Gachh1,383 people

[All 26 villages in Rajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/rajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahanbhita?2,208 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahanbhita in?Jalpaiguri district (Rajganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahanbhita?75.0% (Census 2011)