# Mahakala Village, Chapra, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Chapra, Nadia 

# Mahakala

Mahakala is a village in Chapra sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,327 people in 480 households**, the 50th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 2,327people (2011)
- 480households
- 73.0%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahakala

Of every 100 households in Mahakala in 2011, 13 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahakala · ■ Chapra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**25%

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

**68%

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

**29%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**60%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****45%**

**34%

Television ****10%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**32%

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 Mahakala?

■ Mahakala · ■ Chapra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****707**

**964

Working population ****33.9%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 65.6% for women. 53% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 361 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (21%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 76 (10%) · **■** Marginal 157 (20%)

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 Chapra

- Uttar Rangiarpota2,554 people
- Katgara2,487 people
- Panch Pota2,469 people
- Ichhapur2,423 people
- Maidanpur2,207 people
- Tengra2,202 people
- Jidha2,140 people
- Krishnaebpur2,100 people

[All 83 villages in Chapra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/chapra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahakala?2,327 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahakala in?Nadia district (Chapra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahakala?73.0% (Census 2011)