# Mahishgot Village, Pingla, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Pingla, Paschim Medinipur 

# Mahishgot

Mahishgot is a village in Pingla sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **402 people in 99 households**, the 126th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 402people (2011)
- 99households
- 91.9%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishgot

Of every 100 households in Mahishgot in 2011, 70 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahishgot · ■ Pingla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**32%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**20%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****75%**

**60%

Television ****36%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 Mahishgot?

■ Mahishgot · ■ Pingla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.9%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****731**

**942

Working population ****47.5%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 88.4% for women. 61% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (21%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (24%) · **■** Marginal 72 (38%)

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 Pingla

- Bajagere415 people
- Dakshin Kuchaipur413 people
- Radha Krishnapur410 people
- Hasim Nagar404 people
- Jonkha401 people
- Uttar Kalakunja395 people
- Bar Phalash Pur368 people
- Kalikadihi367 people

[All 182 villages in Pingla](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/pingla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishgot?402 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishgot in?Paschim Medinipur district (Pingla sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishgot?91.9% (Census 2011)