# Mahisha Thali Village, Samserganj, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Samserganj, Murshidabad 

# Mahisha Thali

Mahisha Thali is a village in Samserganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,837 people in 758 households**, the 11th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 3,837people (2011)
- 758households
- 43.4%literacy
- 1,068females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahisha Thali

Of every 100 households in Mahisha Thali in 2011, 13 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahisha Thali · ■ Samserganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

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

**69%

Use banking services ****24%**

**35%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mahisha Thali?

■ Mahisha Thali · ■ Samserganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.4%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**977

Working population ****41.8%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.7% for men and 38.5% for women. 44% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 27 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1,014 (63%) · **■** Other work 151 (9%) · **■** Marginal 305 (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 Samserganj

- Chandni Daha5,996 people
- Umarpur5,785 people
- Balbalpara5,207 people
- Durgapur4,169 people
- Alamsahi3,693 people
- Jaladipur3,319 people
- Sikdapur2,691 people
- Ghoramara2,094 people

[All 33 villages in Samserganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/samserganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahisha Thali?3,837 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahisha Thali in?Murshidabad district (Samserganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahisha Thali?43.4% (Census 2011)