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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Mahigram

Mahigram is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,858 people in 381 households**, the 82nd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,858people (2011)
- 381households
- 48.0%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahigram

Of every 100 households in Mahigram in 2011, 8 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahigram · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**67%

Tap water ****29%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****6%**

**24%

Television ****1%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mahigram?

■ Mahigram · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.0%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**939

Working population ****36.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.2% for men and 45.6% for women. 47% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (27%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (3%) · **■** Marginal 400 (59%)

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

- Kamalabari1,983 people
- Narayanpur1,939 people
- Krishnamuri1,928 people
- Raria1,885 people
- Paschim Gobindapur1,789 people
- Shushihar1,779 people
- Sangaon1,774 people
- Mallickpur1,759 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahigram?1,858 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahigram in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahigram?48.0% (Census 2011)