# Mahala Village, Beldanga - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Beldanga - I, Murshidabad 

# Mahala

Mahala is a village in Beldanga - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **11,793 people in 2,683 households**, the 10th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 11,793people (2011)
- 2,683households
- 71.8%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahala

Of every 100 households in Mahala in 2011, 36 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahala · ■ Beldanga - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**46%

Tap water ****4%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**92%

Use banking services ****29%**

**21%

Television ****25%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**29%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Mahala?

■ Mahala · ■ Beldanga - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**974

Working population ****34.8%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 66.7% for women. 57% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 727 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,102 (27%) · **■** Household industry 126 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,490 (36%) · **■** Marginal 662 (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 Beldanga - I

- Kapasdanga13,123 people
- Bishannagar12,896 people
- Hareknagar12,703 people
- Gopinathpur12,522 people
- Debkunda11,429 people
- Begunbari10,983 people
- Maniknagar9,649 people
- Sarulia9,417 people

[All 65 villages in Beldanga - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahala?11,793 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahala in?Murshidabad district (Beldanga - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahala?71.8% (Census 2011)