Village · Magrahat - I, South Twenty Four Parganas
# Mahesdari

Mahesdari is a village in Magrahat - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 3,326 people in 694 households, the 21st largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.
- 3,326 people (2011)
- 694 households
- 72.2% literacy
- 973 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahesdari

Of every 100 households in Mahesdari in 2011, 50 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahesdari · ■ Magrahat - I rural average
- Electricity for lighting 50% 53%
- Toilet within the home 40% 46%
- No toilet (open defecation) 55% 51%
- Tap water 0% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 2%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 94%
- Use banking services 59% 33%
- Television 25% 26%
- Mobile phone 54% 40%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 24% 38%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mahesdari?

■ Mahesdari · ■ Magrahat - I rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.2% 74.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 973 954
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1073 983
- Working population 34.8% 32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 66.0% for women. 57% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 136 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 142 (12%) · ■ Household industry 65 (6%) · ■ Other work 348 (30%) · ■ Marginal 466 (40%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Magrahat - I
- Jahangirgar 3,484 people
- Keyakona 3,473 people
- Rangilabad 3,459 people
- Hayatnagar Rajarhat 3,331 people
- Hatuganj 3,250 people
- Alampur 3,077 people
- Dastura 3,072 people
- Sarachi Bhagabanpur 3,037 people

All 81 villages in Magrahat - I

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Mahesdari? 3,326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahesdari in? South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahesdari? 72.2% (Census 2011)

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