# Mahakudar, Jhalda - I, Puruliya – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jhalda - I, Puruliya 

# Mahakudar

Mahakudar is a village in [Jhalda - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-i/) sub-district of [Puruliya](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **363 people in 82 households**, the 104th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 363people (2011)
- 82households
- 72.2%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahakudar

Of every 100 households in Mahakudar in 2011, 21 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahakudar · ■ Jhalda - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**11%

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

**2%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****42%**

**39%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Mahakudar?

■ Mahakudar · ■ Jhalda - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**946

Working population ****55.1%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 58.3% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 47 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (12%) · **■** Marginal 127 (64%)

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 Jhalda - I

- Krishnapur Alias Nutandi423 people
- Guridi415 people
- Bara Phuhara405 people
- Bargram396 people
- Sangramdi355 people
- Mahadebpur334 people
- Serenaghatu329 people
- Kulajanga327 people

[All 142 villages in Jhalda - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahakudar?363 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahakudar in?Puruliya district (Jhalda - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahakudar?72.2% (Census 2011)