# Mahabala Village, Chandrakona - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Mahabala

Mahabala is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,706 people in 365 households**, the 24th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 1,706people (2011)
- 365households
- 83.0%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahabala

Of every 100 households in Mahabala in 2011, 79 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahabala · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**66%

Tap water ****36%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****27%**

**32%

Television ****23%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mahabala?

■ Mahabala · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**950

Working population ****32.6%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 81.6% for women. 59% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 173 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 270 (49%) · **■** Household industry 24 (4%) · **■** Other work 76 (14%) · **■** Marginal 13 (2%)

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 Chandrakona - I

- Bhabanipur1,838 people
- Nekarbag1,820 people
- Jhalur1,767 people
- Berabere1,735 people
- Pirchak1,632 people
- Kashkuli1,581 people
- Birbhanpur1,568 people
- Jadabpur1,468 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahabala?1,706 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahabala in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahabala?83.0% (Census 2011)