# Mahendra Nagar Village, Patharpratima – Population & Literacy

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Village · Patharpratima, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Mahendra Nagar

Mahendra Nagar is a village in Patharpratima sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,192 people in 410 households**, the 67th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 2,192people (2011)
- 410households
- 83.9%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahendra Nagar

Of every 100 households in Mahendra Nagar in 2011, 31 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahendra Nagar · ■ Patharpratima rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**96%

Use banking services ****22%**

**45%

Television ****15%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Mahendra Nagar?

■ Mahendra Nagar · ■ Patharpratima rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**965

Working population ****38.2%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 79.4% for women. 60% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 143 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 210 (25%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 76 (9%) · **■** Marginal 398 (47%)

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 Patharpratima

- Rajrajeshwaripur2,338 people
- Paschim Sridharpur2,310 people
- Maheshpur2,274 people
- Piprakhali2,274 people
- Gurudaspur2,183 people
- Chintamanipur2,098 people
- Malaya1,921 people
- Jagindrapur1,891 people

[All 92 villages in Patharpratima](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/patharpratima/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahendra Nagar?2,192 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahendra Nagar in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Patharpratima sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahendra Nagar?83.9% (Census 2011)