# Mahishadahari Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Mahishadahari

Mahishadahari is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **301 people in 74 households**, the 172nd largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 301people (2011)
- 74households
- 73.9%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishadahari

Of every 100 households in Mahishadahari in 2011, 60 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahishadahari · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**82%

Tap water ****10%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**18%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**85%

Use banking services ****62%**

**57%

Television ****24%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**33%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Mahishadahari?

■ Mahishadahari · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**961

Working population ****67.1%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 65.6% for women. 72% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 17 (8%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 176 (87%)

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 Sainthia

- Dakshin Siur318 people
- Beran314 people
- Shimulia311 people
- Chak Dhara305 people
- Birsingha296 people
- Saoldihi293 people
- Tegharia293 people
- Gopikantapur289 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishadahari?301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishadahari in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishadahari?73.9% (Census 2011)