# Mahatapnagar Village, Midnapore – Population & Literacy

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Mahatapnagar

Mahatapnagar is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,504 people in 348 households**, the 37th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 1,504people (2011)
- 348households
- 71.7%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahatapnagar

Of every 100 households in Mahatapnagar in 2011, 64 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahatapnagar · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**68%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**18%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****8%**

**32%

Television ****18%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mahatapnagar?

■ Mahatapnagar · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**968

Working population ****43.8%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 62.1% for women. 62% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 158 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 386 (59%) · **■** Household industry 25 (4%) · **■** Other work 34 (5%) · **■** Marginal 56 (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 Midnapore

- Delua1,672 people
- Raghunathpur1,649 people
- Gurgurapal1,589 people
- Talkui1,585 people
- Ramchandrapur1,470 people
- Shankati1,353 people
- Balaban Dighi1,342 people
- Paljagul1,326 people

[All 271 villages in Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahatapnagar?1,504 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahatapnagar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahatapnagar?71.7% (Census 2011)