# Mahapur Village, Panskura, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Panskura, Purba Medinipur 

# Mahapur

Mahapur is a village in Panskura sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **623 people in 142 households**, the 160th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 623people (2011)
- 142households
- 82.5%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahapur

Of every 100 households in Mahapur in 2011, 83 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahapur · ■ Panskura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**22%

Tap water ****6%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**8%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****55%**

**36%

Television ****41%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mahapur?

■ Mahapur · ■ Panskura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**949

Working population ****59.7%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 73.5% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 208 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (11%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 63 (17%) · **■** Marginal 53 (14%)

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 Panskura

- Narui Ramchandrapur655 people
- Benagalisa632 people
- Chiara631 people
- Indulia626 people
- Nayabasan623 people
- Ukharapara621 people
- Kedarpur613 people
- Anupganj609 people

[All 230 villages in Panskura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/panskura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahapur?623 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahapur in?Purba Medinipur district (Panskura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahapur?82.5% (Census 2011)