# Mainan Village, Diamond Harbour - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Diamond Harbour - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Mainan

Mainan is a village in Diamond Harbour - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **575 people in 125 households**, the 58th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 575people (2011)
- 125households
- 85.8%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mainan

Of every 100 households in Mainan in 2011, 39 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mainan · ■ Diamond Harbour - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****70%**

**34%

Television ****22%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**44%

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 Mainan?

■ Mainan · ■ Diamond Harbour - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****618**

**977

Working population ****37.0%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 78.2% for women. 57% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (8%) · **■** Marginal 194 (91%)

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 Diamond Harbour - I

- Chak Deulpotar798 people
- Bazarbaria Krishnarampur791 people
- Gatura759 people
- Naogan Sitagachhi701 people
- Ghatu571 people
- Gauripur563 people
- Taldanga560 people
- Hansdahara540 people

[All 68 villages in Diamond Harbour - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mainan?575 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mainan in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mainan?85.8% (Census 2011)