# Maharan Village, Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Maharan

Maharan is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **479 people in 92 households**, the 150th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 479people (2011)
- 92households
- 65.6%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maharan

Of every 100 households in Maharan in 2011, 31 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maharan · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**51%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****42%**

**17%

Television ****12%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Maharan?

■ Maharan · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1516**

**958

Working population ****25.5%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 57.3% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (54%) · **■** Household industry 18 (15%) · **■** Other work 31 (25%) · **■** Marginal 4 (3%)

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 Goalpokhar - II

- Kamalabari565 people
- Kasur554 people
- Bangoan521 people
- Shekhpura504 people
- Dakshin Shibrampur478 people
- Dalania458 people
- Chota Shikarpur451 people
- Chikni445 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maharan?479 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maharan in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maharan?65.6% (Census 2011)