# Mahasol Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Mahasol

Mahasol is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,999 people in 425 households**, the 5th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 1,999people (2011)
- 425households
- 79.6%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahasol

Of every 100 households in Mahasol in 2011, 73 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahasol · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****74%**

**52%

Television ****24%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Mahasol?

■ Mahasol · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1136**

**991

Working population ****61.1%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 73.6% for women. 65% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 218 (18%) · **■** Household industry 50 (4%) · **■** Other work 400 (33%) · **■** Marginal 544 (45%)

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 Salbani

- Salbani3,963 people
- Chaktarini3,324 people
- Karnagar2,812 people
- Satpati2,360 people
- Jhar Bhanga1,983 people
- Tilakhuli1,974 people
- Mandalkupi1,819 people
- Benucha1,722 people

[All 528 villages in Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahasol?1,999 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahasol in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahasol?79.6% (Census 2011)