# Mahishamuri Village, Amta - II, Haora (West Bengal)

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Village · Amta - II, Haora 

# Mahishamuri

Mahishamuri is a village in Amta - II sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,790 people in 414 households**, the 47th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 1,790people (2011)
- 414households
- 90.8%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishamuri

Of every 100 households in Mahishamuri in 2011, 72 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mahishamuri · ■ Amta - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**39%

Tap water ****20%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**87%

Use banking services ****49%**

**31%

Television ****41%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Mahishamuri?

■ Mahishamuri · ■ Amta - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.8%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**971

Working population ****38.8%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.2% for men and 87.0% for women. 68% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 256 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (10%) · **■** Household industry 28 (4%) · **■** Other work 230 (33%) · **■** Marginal 110 (16%)

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 - II

- Binalakrishnabati2,005 people
- Hatgachha1,928 people
- Nignan1,870 people
- Sital Chak1,828 people
- Hio1,727 people
- Mirgram1,666 people
- Hanidaha1,624 people
- Beral1,555 people

[All 66 villages in Amta - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/amta-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishamuri?1,790 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishamuri in?Haora district (Amta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishamuri?90.8% (Census 2011)