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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Mahipur

Mahipur is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,585 people in 374 households**, the 93rd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,585people (2011)
- 374households
- 89.9%literacy
- 834females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahipur

Of every 100 households in Mahipur in 2011, 9 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahipur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****23%**

**24%

Television ****5%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mahipur?

■ Mahipur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.9%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****834**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**939

Working population ****51.1%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 85.0% for women. 59% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 245 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 418 (52%) · **■** Other work 18 (2%) · **■** Marginal 129 (16%)

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

- Cheramati1,669 people
- Pardha1,668 people
- Burakamat1,618 people
- Pachim Mahadebpur1,603 people
- Barabar1,580 people
- Ghagra1,578 people
- Paschim Goalgaon1,574 people
- Ital1,535 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahipur?1,585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahipur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahipur?89.9% (Census 2011)