# Mahishgadi Village, Barasat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Mahishgadi

Mahishgadi is a village in Barasat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,468 people in 1,352 households**, the 3rd largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 6,468people (2011)
- 1,352households
- 79.5%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishgadi

Of every 100 households in Mahishgadi in 2011, 57 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mahishgadi · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**16%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**51%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****69%**

**40%

Television ****24%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mahishgadi?

■ Mahishgadi · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**952

Working population ****30.5%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 75.1% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 171 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 235 (12%) · **■** Household industry 46 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,250 (63%) · **■** Marginal 271 (14%)

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 Barasat - II

- Matiagachha8,223 people
- Gopalpur Chandigar7,204 people
- Falti-Banpur6,418 people
- Sasan5,818 people
- Bahira5,127 people
- Chaumuha4,780 people

[All 77 villages in Barasat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishgadi?6,468 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishgadi in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishgadi?79.5% (Census 2011)