# Mahisar Village, Khargram, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Khargram, Murshidabad 

# Mahisar

Mahisar is a village in Khargram sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,325 people in 1,000 households**, the 11th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 4,325people (2011)
- 1,000households
- 61.5%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahisar

Of every 100 households in Mahisar in 2011, 33 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahisar · ■ Khargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****18%**

**27%

Television ****16%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****55%**

**53%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Mahisar?

■ Mahisar · ■ Khargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**960

Working population ****30.5%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 56.0% for women. 56% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 839 (64%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 200 (15%) · **■** Marginal 140 (11%)

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 Khargram

- Jhilli5,162 people
- Asalpur5,010 people
- Parulia4,400 people
- Rahigram4,395 people
- Jatarpur4,098 people
- Durgapur3,939 people
- Bhalkundi3,837 people
- Gayespur3,768 people

[All 155 villages in Khargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/khargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahisar?4,325 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahisar in?Murshidabad district (Khargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahisar?61.5% (Census 2011)