# Mahishdanga Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Mahishdanga

Mahishdanga is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **963 people in 241 households**, the 108th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 963people (2011)
- 241households
- 71.5%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishdanga

Of every 100 households in Mahishdanga in 2011, 58 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahishdanga · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**86%

Use banking services ****68%**

**56%

Television ****27%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Mahishdanga?

■ Mahishdanga · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741**

**942

Working population ****43.1%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 65.9% for women. 63% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 239 (58%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 87 (21%) · **■** Marginal 10 (2%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Ishta999 people
- Danerpur995 people
- Purbasikta995 people
- Nagarpara980 people
- Erenga954 people
- Paranchapur953 people
- Dampur946 people
- Chanda927 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishdanga?963 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishdanga in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishdanga?71.5% (Census 2011)