# Mahisha Machhlandapur, Habra - I, North Twenty Four Parganas

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/habra-i/mahisha-machhlandapur/

Village · Habra - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Mahisha Machhlandapur

Mahisha Machhlandapur is a village in [Habra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/habra-i/) 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 **6,488 people in 1,569 households**, the 6th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 6,488people (2011)
- 1,569households
- 85.4%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahisha Machhlandapur

Of every 100 households in Mahisha Machhlandapur in 2011, 51 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Mahisha Machhlandapur · ■ Habra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**55%

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

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**13%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**7%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****55%**

**42%

Television ****34%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

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

**23%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Mahisha Machhlandapur?

■ Mahisha Machhlandapur · ■ Habra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****834**

**943

Working population ****37.3%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 81.7% for women. 60% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 236 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 374 (15%) · **■** Household industry 288 (12%) · **■** Other work 1,257 (52%) · **■** Marginal 263 (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 Habra - I

- Phultala7,775 people
- Bergum6,989 people
- Sonakene6,937 people
- Rajballabhpur6,909 people
- Kashipur5,877 people
- Kumra5,410 people
- Dakshin Sarai5,285 people
- Krishna Nagar5,187 people

[All 55 villages in Habra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/habra-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahisha Machhlandapur?6,488 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahisha Machhlandapur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Habra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahisha Machhlandapur?85.4% (Census 2011)