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

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Village · Panskura, Purba Medinipur 

# Mahatpur

Mahatpur is a village in Panskura sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,491 people in 522 households**, the 21st largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 2,491people (2011)
- 522households
- 88.1%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahatpur

Of every 100 households in Mahatpur in 2011, 71 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahatpur · ■ Panskura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**22%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****49%**

**36%

Television ****41%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mahatpur?

■ Mahatpur · ■ Panskura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1124**

**949

Working population ****48.0%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 82.7% for women. 62% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 405 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 239 (20%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 192 (16%) · **■** Marginal 354 (30%)

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

- Purbba Chilka2,713 people
- Haur2,701 people
- Radha Krishnapur2,684 people
- Bijayram Chak2,625 people
- Udaypur2,442 people
- Mahishdol2,439 people
- Kalagechhe2,385 people
- Purushottampur2,371 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahatpur?2,491 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahatpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Panskura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahatpur?88.1% (Census 2011)