# Mahabira Village, Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur 

# Mahabira

Mahabira is a village in Keshiary sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **220 people in 64 households**, the 162nd largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 220people (2011)
- 64households
- 93.6%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahabira

Of every 100 households in Mahabira in 2011, 5 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahabira · ■ Keshiary rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**20%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****14%**

**41%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**24%

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 Mahabira?

■ Mahabira · ■ Keshiary rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.6%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**955

Working population ****32.3%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.7% for men and 90.7% for women. 54% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (75%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (10%) · **■** Marginal 6 (8%)

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 Keshiary

- Bararia232 people
- Dakshin Damurkola227 people
- Jaka225 people
- Ran Bania222 people
- Kapasar215 people
- Beli203 people
- Katsangra203 people
- Murabani203 people

[All 220 villages in Keshiary](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshiary/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahabira?220 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahabira in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshiary sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahabira?93.6% (Census 2011)