# Mahishabandi Village, Jaypur, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Jaypur, Bankura 

# Mahishabandi

Mahishabandi is a village in Jaypur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **394 people in 93 households**, the 112th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 394people (2011)
- 93households
- 71.2%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishabandi

Of every 100 households in Mahishabandi in 2011, 66 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahishabandi · ■ Jaypur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**16%

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

**4%

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

**79%

Use banking services ****98%**

**62%

Television ****26%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Mahishabandi?

■ Mahishabandi · ■ Jaypur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1160**

**951

Working population ****43.7%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 59.2% for women. 60% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 15 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (68%) · **■** Other work 15 (9%) · **■** Marginal 25 (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 Jaypur

- Gaighata451 people
- Danga Makarandapur439 people
- Nutangram Radhamohanpur428 people
- Brindabanpur426 people
- Nachur391 people
- Madhurpur390 people
- Radhanagar387 people
- Hajipur367 people

[All 139 villages in Jaypur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/jaypur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishabandi?394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishabandi in?Bankura district (Jaypur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishabandi?71.2% (Census 2011)