# Mahishlot Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Mahishlot

Mahishlot is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **39 people in 9 households**, the 386th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 39people (2011)
- 9households
- 94.3%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishlot

Of every 100 households in Mahishlot in 2011, 62 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Mahishlot · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**16%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****0%**

**52%

Television ****38%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**15%

Own their home ****88%**

**96%

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 Mahishlot?

■ Mahishlot · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.3%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**991

Working population ****48.7%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 88.2% for women. 75% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (53%) · **■** Household industry 1 (5%) · **■** Other work 2 (11%) · **■** Marginal 3 (16%)

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 Salbani

- Aushbere43 people
- Khasjangal43 people
- Chandua39 people
- Ichhlampur39 people
- Bhaukmari38 people
- Kalabere36 people
- Kuchakala36 people
- Ladhapara34 people

[All 528 villages in Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishlot?39 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishlot in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishlot?94.3% (Census 2011)