# Mahipur Village, Hemtabad, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Hemtabad, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Mahipur

Mahipur is a village in Hemtabad sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,421 people in 319 households**, the 35th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 1,421people (2011)
- 319households
- 64.4%literacy
- 1,065females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahipur

Of every 100 households in Mahipur in 2011, 7 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahipur · ■ Hemtabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**67%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****2%**

**16%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mahipur?

■ Mahipur · ■ Hemtabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1180**

**955

Working population ****40.7%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 60.8% for women. 56% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 67 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 200 (35%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 61 (11%) · **■** Marginal 249 (43%)

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 Hemtabad

- Bharatpur1,552 people
- Harinarayanpur1,544 people
- Ranhatta1,530 people
- Basudebpur1,502 people
- Mahajambari1,391 people
- Anantakota1,354 people
- Ghagra1,324 people
- Tilan1,323 people

[All 116 villages in Hemtabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/hemtabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahipur?1,421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahipur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Hemtabad sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahipur?64.4% (Census 2011)