# Mahishnota Village, Hilli, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Hilli, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Mahishnota

Mahishnota is a village in Hilli sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,413 people in 345 households**, the 18th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.0%.

- 1,413people (2011)
- 345households
- 72.9%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishnota

Of every 100 households in Mahishnota in 2011, 31 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahishnota · ■ Hilli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**60%

Tap water ****8%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**86%

Use banking services ****45%**

**36%

Television ****20%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**32%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Mahishnota?

■ Mahishnota · ■ Hilli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**76.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****711**

**966

Working population ****51.5%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 65.9% for women. 62% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (22%) · **■** Household industry 163 (22%) · **■** Other work 176 (24%) · **■** Marginal 97 (13%)

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 Hilli

- Ramkrishnapur1,557 people
- Iswarpara1,466 people
- Dhalpara1,438 people
- Kharun1,420 people
- Matais1,392 people
- Srirampur1,375 people
- Agra1,365 people
- Maniko1,354 people

[All 82 villages in Hilli](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/hilli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishnota?1,413 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishnota in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Hilli sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishnota?72.9% (Census 2011)