# Mahara Village, Purulia - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Purulia - II, Puruliya 

# Mahara

Mahara is a village in Purulia - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,367 people in 645 households**, the 6th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 3,367people (2011)
- 645households
- 56.1%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahara

Of every 100 households in Mahara in 2011, 26 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahara · ■ Purulia - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****17%**

**41%

Television ****15%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Mahara?

■ Mahara · ■ Purulia - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004**

**966

Working population ****44.6%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 40.1% for women. 55% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (12%) · **■** Household industry 71 (5%) · **■** Other work 115 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1,080 (72%)

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 Purulia - II

- Sihuli4,551 people
- Bongabari4,215 people
- Ghongha3,803 people
- Dumdumi3,768 people
- Malthol3,289 people
- Baghra3,221 people
- Palanja3,142 people
- Golamara2,954 people

[All 114 villages in Purulia - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/purulia-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahara?3,367 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahara in?Puruliya district (Purulia - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahara?56.1% (Census 2011)