# Mahadiya Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Mahadiya

Mahadiya is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **269 people in 68 households**, the 200th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 269people (2011)
- 68households
- 67.5%literacy
- 1,053females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahadiya

Of every 100 households in Mahadiya in 2011, 82 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahadiya · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****25%**

**42%

Television ****13%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Mahadiya?

■ Mahadiya · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059**

**970

Working population ****51.3%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 55.8% for women. 64% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 18 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (34%) · **■** Other work 12 (9%) · **■** Marginal 61 (44%)

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 Kharagpur - II

- Harina274 people
- Sanchaneswarpur271 people
- Asraphpur269 people
- Chak Raghu269 people
- Gharbarpur265 people
- Haldi265 people
- Madarchak Urf Ashudchak264 people
- Kharigerya262 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahadiya?269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahadiya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahadiya?67.5% (Census 2011)