# Mahishda Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Mahishda

Mahishda is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,601 people in 320 households**, the 33rd largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,601people (2011)
- 320households
- 71.0%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishda

Of every 100 households in Mahishda in 2011, 43 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahishda · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**56%

Tap water ****1%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****50%**

**58%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**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 Mahishda?

■ Mahishda · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**960

Working population ****55.3%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 60.9% for women. 58% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 160 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 375 (42%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 65 (7%) · **■** Marginal 285 (32%)

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

- Gobindapur1,673 people
- Chenchura1,671 people
- Taba Gerya1,652 people
- Sarai1,640 people
- Sholdiha1,581 people
- Jhatiar1,554 people
- Saishol1,552 people
- Parulia1,524 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishda?1,601 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishda?71.0% (Census 2011)