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

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Mahatapur

Mahatapur is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **499 people in 105 households**, the 133rd largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 499people (2011)
- 105households
- 69.7%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahatapur

Of every 100 households in Mahatapur in 2011, 60 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahatapur · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**16%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****69%**

**52%

Television ****11%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mahatapur?

■ Mahatapur · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**991

Working population ****28.3%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 61.7% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 24 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (13%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 22 (16%) · **■** Marginal 73 (52%)

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

- Kulpheni501 people
- Babuidanga500 people
- Pathra500 people
- Birbhanpur499 people
- Dakshinsol495 people
- Sitarampur495 people
- Bhabrigere490 people
- Nimtala484 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahatapur?499 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahatapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahatapur?69.7% (Census 2011)