# Mahishcharu Village, Mathabhanga - I, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Mathabhanga - I, Koch Bihar 

# Mahishcharu

Mahishcharu is a village in Mathabhanga - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,460 people in 822 households**, the 18th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 3,460people (2011)
- 822households
- 76.6%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishcharu

Of every 100 households in Mahishcharu in 2011, 11 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Mahishcharu · ■ Mathabhanga - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**78%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****45%**

**31%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mahishcharu?

■ Mahishcharu · ■ Mathabhanga - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1055**

**946

Working population ****45.8%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 66.9% for women. 58% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 934 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (8%) · **■** Other work 68 (4%) · **■** Marginal 450 (28%)

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 Mathabhanga - I

- Genduguri4,445 people
- Buraburi4,220 people
- Chhat Pakhihaga3,962 people
- Pakhihaga3,528 people
- Dhandhania3,363 people
- Nendarpar3,190 people
- Bara Gopalpur3,141 people
- Kesharibari3,127 people

[All 102 villages in Mathabhanga - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mathabhanga-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishcharu?3,460 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishcharu in?Koch Bihar district (Mathabhanga - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishcharu?76.6% (Census 2011)