# Kasba Mahasho Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Kasba Mahasho

Kasba Mahasho is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,368 people in 1,003 households**, the 18th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 4,368people (2011)
- 1,003households
- 65.2%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kasba Mahasho

Of every 100 households in Kasba Mahasho in 2011, 29 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kasba Mahasho · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**67%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**92%

Use banking services ****16%**

**24%

Television ****17%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Kasba Mahasho?

■ Kasba Mahasho · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**939

Working population ****37.3%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 58.1% for women. 57% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 222 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 538 (33%) · **■** Household industry 35 (2%) · **■** Other work 590 (36%) · **■** Marginal 245 (15%)

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 Raiganj

- Dwipnagar5,116 people
- Rampur4,759 people
- Gauri4,588 people
- Soharai4,449 people
- Malibari4,219 people
- Rupahar4,155 people
- Chhatrapur4,128 people
- Runia4,024 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kasba Mahasho?4,368 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kasba Mahasho in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kasba Mahasho?65.2% (Census 2011)