# Mahishgara Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Mahishgara

Mahishgara is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **914 people in 234 households**, the 133rd largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 914people (2011)
- 234households
- 69.0%literacy
- 1,018females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishgara

Of every 100 households in Mahishgara in 2011, 91 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mahishgara · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**26%

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

**10%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****100%**

**58%

Television ****30%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**18%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Mahishgara?

■ Mahishgara · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**962

Working population ****56.5%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 60.0% for women. 67% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 43 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (25%) · **■** Other work 114 (22%) · **■** Marginal 231 (45%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Maharampur943 people
- Dakshin Jagannaathpur940 people
- Serpur933 people
- Bara Khanpur931 people
- Brahmanpara907 people
- Byaspur897 people
- Chhota Mallikpur873 people
- Jayharipur857 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishgara?914 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishgara in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishgara?69.0% (Census 2011)