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

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Village · Domjur, Haora 

# Mahishnala

Mahishnala is a village in Domjur sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,917 people in 375 households**, the 19th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 1,917people (2011)
- 375households
- 65.0%literacy
- 1,039females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishnala

Of every 100 households in Mahishnala in 2011, 71 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahishnala · ■ Domjur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**28%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

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

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**62%

Use banking services ****7%**

**41%

Television ****41%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**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 Mahishnala?

■ Mahishnala · ■ Domjur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1175**

**978

Working population ****38.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 58.1% for women. 65% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 316 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 23 (3%) · **■** Other work 214 (29%) · **■** Marginal 168 (23%)

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

- Purbba Naopara2,108 people
- Pairatangi2,061 people
- Jotgiri2,005 people
- Ichhapur1,963 people
- Pipli1,711 people
- Jhaluarber1,561 people
- Dakshinbari1,364 people
- Raghabpur1,269 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishnala?1,917 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishnala in?Haora district (Domjur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishnala?65.0% (Census 2011)