# Mahishgram Village, Burwan, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Burwan, Murshidabad 

# Mahishgram

Mahishgram is a village in Burwan sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,541 people in 816 households**, the 19th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 3,541people (2011)
- 816households
- 68.2%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishgram

Of every 100 households in Mahishgram in 2011, 24 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahishgram · ■ Burwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**93%

Use banking services ****24%**

**32%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****61%**

**48%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Mahishgram?

■ Mahishgram · ■ Burwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**945

Working population ****29.8%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 61.3% for women. 53% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 26 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 77 (7%) · **■** Marginal 945 (90%)

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 Burwan

- Monai Kandra3,654 people
- Srihatti3,621 people
- Shibrambati3,616 people
- Muniadihi3,606 people
- Sona Bharai3,518 people
- Belgram3,413 people
- Baidyanathpur3,408 people
- Babarpur3,331 people

[All 160 villages in Burwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/burwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishgram?3,541 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishgram in?Murshidabad district (Burwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishgram?68.2% (Census 2011)