# Mahishghata Village, Daspur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Mahishghata

Mahishghata is a village in Daspur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,497 people in 324 households**, the 58th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 1,497people (2011)
- 324households
- 84.4%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishghata

Of every 100 households in Mahishghata in 2011, 64 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahishghata · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**33%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****54%**

**58%

Television ****24%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**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 Mahishghata?

■ Mahishghata · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1279**

**943

Working population ****35.9%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 78.8% for women. 64% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 27 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (9%) · **■** Household industry 43 (8%) · **■** Other work 208 (39%) · **■** Marginal 213 (40%)

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 Daspur - II

- Dubrajpur1,678 people
- Sonamui1,629 people
- Rana1,623 people
- Faridpur1,519 people
- Panch Gechhia Part- I1,483 people
- Jayrampur1,423 people
- Bhagabatipur1,396 people
- Kaigerya1,182 people

[All 87 villages in Daspur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishghata?1,497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishghata in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishghata?84.4% (Census 2011)