# Mahishgot Village, Rajarhat – Population & Literacy

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Village · Rajarhat, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Mahishgot

Mahishgot is a village in Rajarhat sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,224 people in 1,920 households**, the 2nd largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.9%.

- 7,224people (2011)
- 1,920households
- 89.2%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishgot

Of every 100 households in Mahishgot in 2011, 98 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 26 a car.

■ Mahishgot · ■ Rajarhat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**11%

Tap water ****50%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%**

**68%

Use banking services ****82%**

**58%

Television ****88%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****32%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****26%**

**6%

None of these assets ****2%**

**8%

Own their home ****76%**

**92%

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 Mahishgot?

■ Mahishgot · ■ Rajarhat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%**

**81.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**915

Working population ****35.3%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 86.7% for women. 56% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (1%) · **■** Household industry 33 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,385 (94%) · **■** Marginal 93 (4%)

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 Rajarhat

- Patharghata8,039 people
- Chakpachuria5,024 people
- Bagdobamachhi Bhanga4,483 people
- Tarulia4,278 people
- Thakdari4,247 people

[All 31 villages in Rajarhat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/rajarhat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishgot?7,224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishgot in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Rajarhat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishgot?89.2% (Census 2011)