# Mahishamura Village, Sabang, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Mahishamura

Mahishamura is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **335 people in 75 households**, the 189th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 335people (2011)
- 75households
- 86.7%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishamura

Of every 100 households in Mahishamura in 2011, 85 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahishamura · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****45%**

**48%

Television ****31%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****12%**

**20%

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 Mahishamura?

■ Mahishamura · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**952

Working population ****43.0%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 83.3% for women. 65% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (15%) · **■** Household industry 13 (9%) · **■** Other work 14 (10%) · **■** Marginal 80 (56%)

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 Sabang

- Chhatarkol365 people
- Kubir Chak351 people
- Dihi Palsya342 people
- Bangaldanri339 people
- Jhikurya Batitaki333 people
- Mahammadtaki332 people
- Gumai320 people
- Uchudiha319 people

[All 232 villages in Sabang](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sabang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishamura?335 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishamura in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishamura?86.7% (Census 2011)