# Mahishakati, Gaighata, North Twenty Four Parganas – Population

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Village · Gaighata, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Mahishakati

Mahishakati is a village in [Gaighata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/gaighata/) sub-district of [North Twenty Four Parganas](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,972 people in 472 households**, the 55th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.4%.

- 1,972people (2011)
- 472households
- 76.5%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishakati

Of every 100 households in Mahishakati in 2011, 57 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mahishakati · ■ Gaighata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**3%

Tap water ****20%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**46%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****75%**

**47%

Television ****40%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mahishakati?

■ Mahishakati · ■ Gaighata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**81.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**965

Working population ****35.8%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 70.1% for women. 60% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 182 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 366 (52%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 76 (11%) · **■** Marginal 77 (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 Gaighata

- Bharadanga2,127 people
- Maraldanga2,039 people
- Singjol2,035 people
- Dhankuni2,030 people
- Jhikra1,968 people
- Amankandia1,965 people
- Chaugachha1,923 people
- Jamdani1,923 people

[All 100 villages in Gaighata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/gaighata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishakati?1,972 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishakati in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Gaighata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishakati?76.5% (Census 2011)