# Mahishmara Village, Hariharpara, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Hariharpara, Murshidabad 

# Mahishmara

Mahishmara is a village in Hariharpara sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,096 people in 694 households**, the 27th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 3,096people (2011)
- 694households
- 66.4%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishmara

Of every 100 households in Mahishmara in 2011, 17 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahishmara · ■ Hariharpara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****9%**

**30%

Television ****16%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Mahishmara?

■ Mahishmara · ■ Hariharpara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005**

**992

Working population ****31.3%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 64.1% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 399 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 261 (27%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 67 (7%) · **■** Marginal 234 (24%)

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 Hariharpara

- Bochadanga4,260 people
- Dharampur Ramna3,971 people
- Pradipdanga3,388 people
- Rampara3,149 people
- Joykrishnapur3,070 people
- Nasipur3,011 people
- Hosenpur2,653 people
- Siddhi Nandi2,264 people

[All 63 villages in Hariharpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/hariharpara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishmara?3,096 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishmara in?Murshidabad district (Hariharpara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishmara?66.4% (Census 2011)