# Mahishmura Village, Salanpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Salanpur, Barddhaman 

# Mahishmura

Mahishmura is a village in Salanpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **941 people in 167 households**, the 43rd largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 941people (2011)
- 167households
- 71.3%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishmura

Of every 100 households in Mahishmura in 2011, 93 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahishmura · ■ Salanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**62%

Tap water ****1%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**23%

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

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**14%

Use banking services ****92%**

**64%

Television ****88%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**26%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****1%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**86%

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 Mahishmura?

■ Mahishmura · ■ Salanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784**

**936

Working population ****32.1%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 55.2% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 36 (12%) · **■** Marginal 265 (88%)

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 Salanpur

- Manahara972 people
- Pahargara966 people
- Damdaha952 people
- Bathanbari941 people
- Lohat930 people
- Patal908 people
- Kirtanshala811 people
- Chayenpur783 people

[All 75 villages in Salanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/salanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishmura?941 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishmura in?Barddhaman district (Salanpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishmura?71.3% (Census 2011)