# Mahishasthali Village, Beldanga - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Beldanga - I, Murshidabad 

# Mahishasthali

Mahishasthali is a village in Beldanga - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,599 people in 371 households**, the 40th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 1,599people (2011)
- 371households
- 72.7%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishasthali

Of every 100 households in Mahishasthali in 2011, 65 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahishasthali · ■ Beldanga - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**92%

Use banking services ****52%**

**21%

Television ****33%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**29%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Mahishasthali?

■ Mahishasthali · ■ Beldanga - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**974

Working population ****30.6%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 68.7% for women. 55% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (28%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 242 (49%) · **■** Marginal 33 (7%)

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 Beldanga - I

- Nalkunda1,909 people
- Betberia1,844 people
- Khidirpur1,689 people
- Shankarpara1,657 people
- Srikrishnapur1,588 people
- Sattarpur1,581 people
- Meliani1,567 people
- Chaitanyapur1,549 people

[All 65 villages in Beldanga - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishasthali?1,599 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishasthali in?Murshidabad district (Beldanga - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishasthali?72.7% (Census 2011)