# Mahishgot Village, Khanakul - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - I, Hugli 

# Mahishgot

Mahishgot is a village in Khanakul - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,414 people in 1,009 households**, the 14th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 4,414people (2011)
- 1,009households
- 79.0%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishgot

Of every 100 households in Mahishgot in 2011, 80 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahishgot · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**43%

Tap water ****2%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**16%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****27%**

**36%

Television ****30%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mahishgot?

■ Mahishgot · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832**

**950

Working population ****35.3%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 68.8% for women. 62% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 464 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 378 (24%) · **■** Household industry 112 (7%) · **■** Other work 524 (34%) · **■** Marginal 81 (5%)

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 Khanakul - I

- Radhaballabhpur5,168 people
- Dainan Anantanagar4,840 people
- Krishnanagar4,767 people
- Tantisal4,759 people
- Pilkhan4,176 people
- Kanchra4,068 people
- Udna3,878 people
- Chabbishpur3,815 people

[All 94 villages in Khanakul - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishgot?4,414 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishgot in?Hugli district (Khanakul - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishgot?79.0% (Census 2011)