# Mahabila Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Mahabila

Mahabila is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **81 people in 21 households**, the 403rd largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 81people (2011)
- 21households
- 79.7%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahabila

Of every 100 households in Mahabila in 2011, 48 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahabila · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**97%

Use banking services ****48%**

**34%

Television ****24%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**17%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Mahabila?

■ Mahabila · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****333**

**979

Working population ****54.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 71.1% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (5%) · **■** Other work 8 (18%) · **■** Marginal 18 (41%)

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 Jhargram

- Pathar Ghata84 people
- Purushottampur84 people
- Jarananda83 people
- Shida Danga83 people
- Dewanchak79 people
- Kendbani79 people
- Shak Para79 people
- Kasakaundi76 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahabila?81 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahabila in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahabila?79.7% (Census 2011)