# Mahishkuchi Village, Tufanganj - II, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Tufanganj - II, Koch Bihar 

# Mahishkuchi

Mahishkuchi is a village in Tufanganj - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,192 people in 1,768 households**, the 6th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 7,192people (2011)
- 1,768households
- 70.9%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishkuchi

Of every 100 households in Mahishkuchi in 2011, 25 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahishkuchi · ■ Tufanganj - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**31%

Tap water ****44%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**77%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****30%**

**21%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mahishkuchi?

■ Mahishkuchi · ■ Tufanganj - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**960

Working population ****38.5%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 64.1% for women. 58% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 615 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 656 (24%) · **■** Household industry 71 (3%) · **■** Other work 816 (29%) · **■** Marginal 609 (22%)

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 Tufanganj - II

- Bhanukumari14,340 people
- Falimari11,385 people
- Salbari9,415 people
- Bara Salbari8,224 people
- Basraja Pratham Khanda6,251 people
- Mansai6,046 people
- Bala Kuthi5,424 people
- Jaldhoa5,042 people

[All 53 villages in Tufanganj - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/tufanganj-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishkuchi?7,192 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishkuchi in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishkuchi?70.9% (Census 2011)