# Maidam Village, Dinhata - II, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Dinhata - II, Koch Bihar 

# Maidam

Maidam is a village in Dinhata - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **368 people in 89 households**, the 100th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 368people (2011)
- 89households
- 74.9%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maidam

Of every 100 households in Maidam in 2011, 0 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maidam · ■ Dinhata - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**82%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****1%**

**50%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****52%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Maidam?

■ Maidam · ■ Dinhata - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1368**

**936

Working population ****63.0%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 61.3% for women. 66% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 108 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (34%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 36 (16%)

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 Dinhata - II

- Gopalganj396 people
- Joygopalganj396 people
- Dakurhat395 people
- Nagar Kashiabari382 people
- Rasamanta351 people
- Seuti Tritia Khanda347 people
- Dakshin Chhat Lotafela325 people
- Shimulberi321 people

[All 119 villages in Dinhata - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/dinhata-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maidam?368 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maidam in?Koch Bihar district (Dinhata - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maidam?74.9% (Census 2011)