# Mahapal Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Mahapal

Mahapal is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,867 people in 353 households**, the 5th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 1,867people (2011)
- 353households
- 79.3%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahapal

Of every 100 households in Mahapal in 2011, 54 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahapal · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****52%**

**50%

Television ****26%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**32%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Mahapal?

■ Mahapal · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075**

**940

Working population ****36.5%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 67.0% for women. 56% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 206 (30%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 228 (33%) · **■** Marginal 58 (9%)

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 Gopiballavpur - II

- Chorchita4,383 people
- Petbindhi3,847 people
- Jahanpur3,521 people
- Bhamal1,991 people
- Kalinja1,802 people
- Tapsia1,779 people
- Kuliana1,777 people
- Belaberya1,685 people

[All 192 villages in Gopiballavpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahapal?1,867 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahapal in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahapal?79.3% (Census 2011)