# Mahesdasbar, Contai - III, Purba Medinipur – Population

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Mahesdasbar

Mahesdasbar is a village in [Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/) sub-district of [Purba Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **319 people in 73 households**, the 130th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 319people (2011)
- 73households
- 91.6%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahesdasbar

Of every 100 households in Mahesdasbar in 2011, 79 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahesdasbar · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**4%

Tap water ****100%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****1%**

**42%

Television ****3%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Mahesdasbar?

■ Mahesdasbar · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.6%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1615**

**948

Working population ****32.3%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.2% for men and 88.5% for women. 52% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (27%) · **■** Other work 68 (66%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Contai - III

- Bhutgerya389 people
- Olma385 people
- Chandrikala Punja345 people
- Sher Pur Bamun Bar323 people
- Hapua313 people
- Balagerya310 people
- Uttar Raktia304 people
- Kajli297 people

[All 166 villages in Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahesdasbar?319 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahesdasbar in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahesdasbar?91.6% (Census 2011)