# Mahishasthali Village, Bhagawangola - I – Population

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Village · Bhagawangola - I, Murshidabad 

# Mahishasthali

Mahishasthali is a village in Bhagawangola - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **17,785 people in 3,833 households**, the 2nd largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 17,785people (2011)
- 3,833households
- 74.4%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishasthali

Of every 100 households in Mahishasthali in 2011, 55 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahishasthali · ■ Bhagawangola - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**29%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**92%

Use banking services ****40%**

**29%

Television ****32%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**35%

Own their home ****91%**

**92%

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 · ■ Bhagawangola - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**961

Working population ****34.0%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 72.1% for women. 53% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 399 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 668 (11%) · **■** Household industry 666 (11%) · **■** Other work 3,196 (53%) · **■** Marginal 1,121 (19%)

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 Bhagawangola - I

- Dakshin Hanumanta Nagar19,813 people
- Habaspur17,148 people
- Kantanagar15,587 people
- Belia Syampur11,847 people
- Telia8,259 people

[All 60 villages in Bhagawangola - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bhagawangola-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishasthali?17,785 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishasthali in?Murshidabad district (Bhagawangola - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishasthali?74.4% (Census 2011)