# Mahishdahari Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Mahishdahari

Mahishdahari is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,320 people in 528 households**, the 15th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 2,320people (2011)
- 528households
- 75.9%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishdahari

Of every 100 households in Mahishdahari in 2011, 14 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahishdahari · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**18%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**85%

Use banking services ****61%**

**57%

Television ****3%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**33%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Mahishdahari?

■ Mahishdahari · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1159**

**961

Working population ****31.8%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 69.8% for women. 57% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 111 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (21%) · **■** Household industry 120 (16%) · **■** Other work 108 (15%) · **■** Marginal 246 (33%)

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

- Bhagabatipur2,512 people
- Deoash2,493 people
- Iswarpur2,449 people
- Harpalsa2,403 people
- Bhalian2,300 people
- Paschim Naoapara2,288 people
- Paharpur2,247 people
- Hatara2,098 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishdahari?2,320 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishdahari in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishdahari?75.9% (Census 2011)