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 192 people in 44 households, the 150th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.
- 192 people (2011)
- 44 households
- 81.1% literacy
- 959 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahapal

Of every 100 households in Mahapal in 2011, 50 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahapal · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 50% 35%
- Toilet within the home 11% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 89% 83%
- Tap water 0% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 20% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 30% 50%
- Television 11% 10%
- Mobile phone 36% 26%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 27% 32%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mahapal?

■ Mahapal · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 81.1% 71.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 959 964
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1429 940
- Working population 37.0% 42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 75.0% for women. 67% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 49 (69%) · ■ Farm labourers 16 (23%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 2 (3%) · ■ Marginal 3 (4%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gopiballavpur - II
- Angar Gerya 200 people
- Kawana Chana 199 people
- Bhutkahalia 196 people
- Chhatina 193 people
- Barbaria 185 people
- Kajla 184 people
- Ranjia 181 people
- Damrasol 174 people

All 192 villages in Gopiballavpur - II

## Other places named Mahapal
- Mahapal · Village, Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur · 1,867 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Mahapal? 192 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahapal in? Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahapal? 81.1% (Census 2011)

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