# Mihaghat Village, Harischandrapur - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - II, Maldah 

# Mihaghat

Mihaghat is a village in Harischandrapur - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,080 people in 1,122 households**, the 14th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 6,080people (2011)
- 1,122households
- 48.6%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mihaghat

Of every 100 households in Mihaghat in 2011, 7 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mihaghat · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**83%

Tap water ****6%**

**4%

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

**32%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****13%**

**15%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**44%

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 Mihaghat?

■ Mihaghat · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.6%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**957

Working population ****30.2%**

**31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.9% for men and 44.7% for women. 48% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 351 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 764 (42%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 86 (5%) · **■** Marginal 627 (34%)

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 Harischandrapur - II

- Bhaluka8,076 people
- Talgachhi7,829 people
- Jagannathpur7,310 people
- Belshur6,570 people
- Uttar Kumedpur6,006 people
- Khopakati6,003 people
- Mohanpur5,963 people
- Kariali5,467 people

[All 74 villages in Harischandrapur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mihaghat?6,080 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mihaghat in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mihaghat?48.6% (Census 2011)