# Mirahati Village, Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Mirahati

Mirahati is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,190 people in 285 households**, the 41st largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,190people (2011)
- 285households
- 66.8%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mirahati

Of every 100 households in Mirahati in 2011, 26 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mirahati · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****10%**

**32%

Television ****21%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Mirahati?

■ Mirahati · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**972

Working population ****62.0%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 55.4% for women. 60% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 149 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 209 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (4%) · **■** Marginal 349 (47%)

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 Bansihari

- Karkha1,256 people
- Khidirpur1,249 people
- Chandmukh1,242 people
- Patara1,200 people
- Kakhar1,184 people
- Kalyani1,183 people
- Baharail1,172 people
- Rupahata1,152 people

[All 161 villages in Bansihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/bansihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mirahati?1,190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mirahati in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mirahati?66.8% (Census 2011)