# Maisha Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal) (2)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Maisha

Maisha is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **337 people in 78 households**, the 326th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 337people (2011)
- 78households
- 80.4%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maisha

Of every 100 households in Maisha in 2011, 87 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maisha · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**58%

Television ****4%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****63%**

**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 Maisha?

■ Maisha · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****529**

**960

Working population ****37.7%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 73.8% for women. 51% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 68 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 54 (43%)

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

- Dogerya348 people
- Bilat Kuli346 people
- Hijli343 people
- Nijmanta341 people
- Pukhur Kona337 people
- Dhamsai332 people
- Bhimbar331 people
- Krishnanagar Kismat330 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maisha?337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maisha in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maisha?80.4% (Census 2011)