# Mahishgoha Village, Amta - I, Haora (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Amta - I, Haora 

# Mahishgoha

Mahishgoha is a village in Amta - I sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,520 people in 502 households**, the 28th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%.

- 2,520people (2011)
- 502households
- 73.8%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishgoha

Of every 100 households in Mahishgoha in 2011, 71 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahishgoha · ■ Amta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**4%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**79%

Use banking services ****16%**

**33%

Television ****26%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**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 Mahishgoha?

■ Mahishgoha · ■ Amta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**966

Working population ****29.1%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 69.7% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 110 (15%) · **■** Marginal 436 (59%)

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 Amta - I

- Kumaria2,845 people
- Fatepur2,840 people
- Manikara2,797 people
- Serajbati2,787 people
- Bhojan2,474 people
- Bhetkepara2,422 people
- Ranapara2,420 people
- Chakpota2,299 people

[All 73 villages in Amta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/amta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishgoha?2,520 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishgoha in?Haora district (Amta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishgoha?73.8% (Census 2011)