# Mahes Pukuria Village, Bhangar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Mahes Pukuria

Mahes Pukuria is a village in Bhangar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **625 people in 147 households**, the 78th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 625people (2011)
- 147households
- 70.5%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahes Pukuria

Of every 100 households in Mahes Pukuria in 2011, 46 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mahes Pukuria · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**37%

Tap water ****86%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**16%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****40%**

**28%

Television ****32%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

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

**23%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Mahes Pukuria?

■ Mahes Pukuria · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****767**

**962

Working population ****29.9%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 62.4% for women. 52% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (20%) · **■** Household industry 10 (5%) · **■** Other work 45 (24%) · **■** Marginal 32 (17%)

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 Bhangar - I

- Bagbari754 people
- Harispur752 people
- Dharmatala671 people
- Dakshin Gazipur664 people
- Pita Simulia580 people
- Kasinagar539 people

[All 81 villages in Bhangar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahes Pukuria?625 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahes Pukuria in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahes Pukuria?70.5% (Census 2011)