# Mahishanga, Memari - II, Barddhaman – Population & Literacy

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Mahishanga

Mahishanga is a village in [Memari - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-ii/) sub-district of [Barddhaman](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,101 people in 521 households**, the 19th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 2,101people (2011)
- 521households
- 72.5%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishanga

Of every 100 households in Mahishanga in 2011, 42 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahishanga · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**45%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**83%

Use banking services ****55%**

**67%

Television ****20%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****34%**

**20%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Mahishanga?

■ Mahishanga · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**963

Working population ****40.9%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 65.8% for women. 65% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 76 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 93 (11%) · **■** Marginal 658 (77%)

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 Memari - II

- Bamunia2,369 people
- Jakra2,262 people
- Bitra2,244 people
- Barari2,241 people
- Kaleswar2,071 people
- Parhati1,950 people
- Kalibele1,920 people
- Makra1,900 people

[All 89 villages in Memari - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishanga?2,101 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishanga in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishanga?72.5% (Census 2011)