# Mahishabhaga Village, Sankrail – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Mahishabhaga

Mahishabhaga is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **383 people in 92 households**, the 118th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 383people (2011)
- 92households
- 84.8%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishabhaga

Of every 100 households in Mahishabhaga in 2011, 78 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahishabhaga · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****70%**

**51%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Mahishabhaga?

■ Mahishabhaga · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**973

Working population ****43.1%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 76.4% for women. 63% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 76 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (41%) · **■** Other work 9 (5%) · **■** Marginal 13 (8%)

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 Sankrail

- Banicha391 people
- Kaptidanga391 people
- Khayrapati384 people
- Ahira383 people
- Salbani379 people
- Anandapur370 people
- Murakati370 people
- Atadiha369 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishabhaga?383 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishabhaga in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishabhaga?84.8% (Census 2011)