# Mahishgote Village, Domjur, Haora (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Domjur, Haora 

# Mahishgote

Mahishgote is a village in Domjur sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,119 people in 431 households**, the 14th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 2,119people (2011)
- 431households
- 47.5%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishgote

Of every 100 households in Mahishgote in 2011, 71 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahishgote · ■ Domjur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**28%

Tap water ****52%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**30%

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

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**62%

Use banking services ****12%**

**41%

Television ****11%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Mahishgote?

■ Mahishgote · ■ Domjur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.5%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781**

**978

Working population ****39.3%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.5% for men and 43.5% for women. 63% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 228 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (13%) · **■** Household industry 81 (10%) · **■** Other work 194 (23%) · **■** Marginal 219 (26%)

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 Domjur

- Bhashkur3,063 people
- Nonakundu2,837 people
- Dansi2,382 people
- Gayespur2,229 people
- Purbba Naopara2,108 people
- Pairatangi2,061 people
- Jotgiri2,005 people
- Ichhapur1,963 people

[All 32 villages in Domjur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/domjur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishgote?2,119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishgote in?Haora district (Domjur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishgote?47.5% (Census 2011)