# Mahendigaon Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Mahendigaon

Mahendigaon is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,430 people in 566 households**, the 57th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 2,430people (2011)
- 566households
- 75.5%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahendigaon

Of every 100 households in Mahendigaon in 2011, 46 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahendigaon · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****41%**

**24%

Television ****25%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mahendigaon?

■ Mahendigaon · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089**

**939

Working population ****38.1%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 67.3% for women. 59% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 165 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (16%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 345 (37%) · **■** Marginal 249 (27%)

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

- Kantar2,662 people
- Khalsi2,614 people
- Gomarda2,463 people
- Dhoabishua2,457 people
- Bajitpur2,383 people
- Maslandapur2,334 people
- Jhitkai2,329 people
- Taherpur2,297 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahendigaon?2,430 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahendigaon in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahendigaon?75.5% (Census 2011)