# Mahisha Gerya Village, Keshpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Mahisha Gerya

Mahisha Gerya is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **782 people in 158 households**, the 142nd largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 782people (2011)
- 158households
- 83.8%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahisha Gerya

Of every 100 households in Mahisha Gerya in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahisha Gerya · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**69%

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

**42%

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

**56%

Tap water ****1%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****88%**

**58%

Television ****3%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1122**

**960

Working population ****33.1%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 77.1% for women. 60% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (26%) · **■** Household industry 26 (10%) · **■** Other work 95 (37%) · **■** Marginal 24 (9%)

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 Keshpur

- Gobardda785 people
- Hindal Bar785 people
- Binjuria783 people
- Miradanga783 people
- Gopinath Bati774 people
- Mundalika764 people
- Urami764 people
- Chand Khali763 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahisha Gerya?782 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahisha Gerya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahisha Gerya?83.8% (Census 2011)