# Mahishgaria Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Mahishgaria

Mahishgaria is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,137 people in 508 households**, the 51st largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 2,137people (2011)
- 508households
- 81.1%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishgaria

Of every 100 households in Mahishgaria in 2011, 56 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahishgaria · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**84%

Use banking services ****81%**

**65%

Television ****34%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**18%

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 Mahishgaria?

■ Mahishgaria · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**74.1%

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

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**982

Working population ****41.6%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 73.5% for women. 63% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 99 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 248 (28%) · **■** Household industry 146 (16%) · **■** Other work 165 (19%) · **■** Marginal 231 (26%)

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 Jamalpur

- Ramkrishnapur2,213 people
- Daspur2,195 people
- Astai2,191 people
- Paratal2,189 people
- Bahadurpur2,098 people
- Betragar2,091 people
- Mayna2,000 people
- Basantapur1,918 people

[All 123 villages in Jamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishgaria?2,137 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishgaria in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishgaria?81.1% (Census 2011)