# Mahishmari Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Mahishmari

Mahishmari is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,010 people in 1,275 households**, the 4th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 6,010people (2011)
- 1,275households
- 67.1%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishmari

Of every 100 households in Mahishmari in 2011, 79 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahishmari · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**36%

Tap water ****9%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**71%

Use banking services ****59%**

**52%

Television ****59%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**12%

Own their home ****46%**

**82%

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 Mahishmari?

■ Mahishmari · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**992

Working population ****41.9%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 57.5% for women. 51% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 2,133 (85%) · **■** Marginal 293 (12%)

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 Matigara

- Tomba9,632 people
- Patiram8,315 people
- Kauakhali6,615 people
- Kalam5,664 people
- Khopalasi5,284 people
- Panchanai5,105 people
- Baniakhari5,088 people

[All 72 villages in Matigara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/matigara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishmari?6,010 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishmari in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishmari?67.1% (Census 2011)