# Mashaldaha Village, Harischandrapur - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - II, Maldah 

# Mashaldaha

Mashaldaha is a village in Harischandrapur - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,889 people in 770 households**, the 25th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 3,889people (2011)
- 770households
- 70.5%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mashaldaha

Of every 100 households in Mashaldaha in 2011, 44 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mashaldaha · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**83%

Tap water ****28%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**92%

Use banking services ****36%**

**15%

Television ****22%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**44%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Mashaldaha?

■ Mashaldaha · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**54.3%

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

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**957

Working population ****28.5%**

**31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 68.2% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 217 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 273 (25%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 344 (31%) · **■** Marginal 271 (24%)

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 Harischandrapur - II

- Sultan Nagar4,606 people
- Manoharpur4,174 people
- Latasi4,030 people
- Bejpura3,935 people
- Bhairabpur3,580 people
- Hardam Nagar3,518 people
- Sadlichak3,420 people
- Surjyapura Tengurpura3,327 people

[All 74 villages in Harischandrapur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mashaldaha?3,889 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mashaldaha in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mashaldaha?70.5% (Census 2011)