# Mahisagot Village, Dantan - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Mahisagot

Mahisagot is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,272 people in 453 households**, the 15th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 2,272people (2011)
- 453households
- 75.4%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahisagot

Of every 100 households in Mahisagot in 2011, 1 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahisagot · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**31%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****38%**

**60%

Television ****1%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Mahisagot?

■ Mahisagot · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**82.5%

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

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**953

Working population ****27.6%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 66.6% for women. 51% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 385 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (20%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 97 (15%)

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 Dantan - II

- Taldaratan Chak2,578 people
- Bimbal Titia2,496 people
- Karhia2,401 people
- Sohag Pur2,313 people
- Punya2,244 people
- Solemanpur2,201 people
- Jahalda2,186 people
- Renjura2,178 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahisagot?2,272 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahisagot in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahisagot?75.4% (Census 2011)