# Mahishpur Village, Memari - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Mahishpur

Mahishpur is a village in Memari - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **835 people in 190 households**, the 57th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 835people (2011)
- 190households
- 70.7%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishpur

Of every 100 households in Mahishpur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahishpur · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**45%

Tap water ****1%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**83%

Use banking services ****96%**

**67%

Television ****21%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****33%**

**20%

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 Mahishpur?

■ Mahishpur · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**963

Working population ****40.4%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 65.6% for women. 63% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 237 (70%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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

- Chandipur880 people
- Madhupur870 people
- Jaggeswar865 people
- Rokanpur852 people
- Kantipur834 people
- Baragram765 people
- Melna722 people
- Belui699 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishpur?835 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishpur in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishpur?70.7% (Census 2011)