# Mahisha Gerya Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Mahisha Gerya

Mahisha Gerya is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **382 people in 78 households**, the 261st largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 382people (2011)
- 78households
- 98.6%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahisha Gerya

Of every 100 households in Mahisha Gerya in 2011, 14 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahisha Gerya · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**48%

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

**63%

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

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**20%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****60%**

**50%

Television ****9%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Gerya?

■ Mahisha Gerya · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****98.6%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**988

Working population ****37.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.4% for men and 98.8% for women. 64% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 64 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (33%) · **■** Other work 30 (21%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Debra

- Iarpur386 people
- Dhobadangi384 people
- Manoharpur384 people
- Chak Radha Ballabh382 people
- Kolkuria381 people
- Chak Shulpan377 people
- Kismat Duan373 people
- Amra Gerya371 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahisha Gerya?382 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahisha Gerya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahisha Gerya?98.6% (Census 2011)