# Maharajpur Village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Maharajpur

Maharajpur is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,053 people in 611 households**, the 19th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 3,053people (2011)
- 611households
- 82.1%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maharajpur

Of every 100 households in Maharajpur in 2011, 82 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maharajpur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**13%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****19%**

**37%

Television ****28%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Maharajpur?

■ Maharajpur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****728**

**959

Working population ****41.9%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 74.9% for women. 65% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 307 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (17%) · **■** Household industry 124 (10%) · **■** Other work 141 (11%) · **■** Marginal 489 (38%)

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 Ghatal

- Mulgram3,303 people
- Daulatchak3,287 people
- Ranirbazar3,287 people
- Kuran3,242 people
- Birsingha3,026 people
- Shyamsundarpur2,797 people
- Rathipur2,783 people
- Shrirampur2,764 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maharajpur?3,053 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maharajpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maharajpur?82.1% (Census 2011)