# Mahatair Village, Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Mahatair

Mahatair is a village in Kaliaganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **210 people in 38 households**, the 182nd largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%.

- 210people (2011)
- 38households
- 67.9%literacy
- 1,165females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahatair

Of every 100 households in Mahatair in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahatair · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****3%**

**34%

Television ****5%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mahatair?

■ Mahatair · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**66.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1165**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**969

Working population ****35.7%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 53.5% for women. 64% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 48 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (27%) · **■** Other work 7 (9%)

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 Kaliaganj

- Khurkhuria255 people
- Kaluhar249 people
- Chak Lakshmi223 people
- Madanpur219 people
- Chak Bhabanipur209 people
- Chauli209 people
- Raghabpur Bara208 people
- Pandabbil193 people

[All 192 villages in Kaliaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/kaliaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahatair?210 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahatair in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Kaliaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahatair?67.9% (Census 2011)