# Mahishdal Village, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Mahishdal

Mahishdal is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,147 people in 268 households**, the 60th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,147people (2011)
- 268households
- 66.1%literacy
- 1,063females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishdal

Of every 100 households in Mahishdal in 2011, 14 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahishdal · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**18%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**82%

Use banking services ****24%**

**61%

Television ****15%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Mahishdal?

■ Mahishdal · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**972

Working population ****55.5%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 57.6% for women. 61% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 71 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 234 (37%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 318 (50%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Sitapur1,214 people
- Monoharpur1,168 people
- Gopalnagar1,160 people
- Debagram1,155 people
- Madhya Khara1,127 people
- Amdahara1,122 people
- Bandh Nabagram1,109 people
- Sarpalehana1,109 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishdal?1,147 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishdal in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishdal?66.1% (Census 2011)