As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Mandirbazar CD Block was 139,868 (75.89% of the population over 6 years) out of which 78,647 (56%) were males and 61,221 (44%) were females [REF].
As per 2011 census, literacy in South 24 Parganas district was 77.51[REF] Literacy in West Bengal was 77.08% in 2011 [REF].