# Mahishnoti Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Mahishnoti

Mahishnoti is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **44 people in 9 households**, the 292nd largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 44people (2011)
- 9households
- 80.0%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishnoti

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

■ Mahishnoti · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****0%**

**41%

Television ****22%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**26%

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 Mahishnoti?

■ Mahishnoti · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**965

Working population ****29.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 70.0% for women. 50% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (15%) · **■** Other work 8 (62%) · **■** Marginal 3 (23%)

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 Balurghat

- Chakram Krishnapur64 people
- Bamanhati62 people
- Chak Ramanath47 people
- Chak Mathura45 people
- Singal33 people
- Santosh Palasdanga28 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishnoti?44 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishnoti in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishnoti?80.0% (Census 2011)