# Dakshin Mahishda Village, Bhagawanpur - II – Population

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Village · Bhagawanpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Dakshin Mahishda

Dakshin Mahishda is a village in Bhagawanpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **797 people in 198 households**, the 79th largest of 167 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 91.0%.

- 797people (2011)
- 198households
- 89.4%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Mahishda

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Mahishda in 2011, 44 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshin Mahishda · ■ Bhagawanpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

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

**3%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****15%**

**34%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dakshin Mahishda?

■ Dakshin Mahishda · ■ Bhagawanpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%**

**91.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1233**

**949

Working population ****45.5%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.9% for men and 82.0% for women. 61% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 25 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (53%) · **■** Other work 25 (7%) · **■** Marginal 121 (33%)

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 Bhagawanpur - II

- Purbba Chak845 people
- Jia Khali829 people
- Nijnarua829 people
- Analberia797 people
- Chinadanri781 people
- Raghunath Chak780 people
- Purbbahari777 people
- Suadighi753 people

[All 168 villages in Bhagawanpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/bhagawanpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Mahishda?797 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Mahishda in?Purba Medinipur district (Bhagawanpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Mahishda?89.4% (Census 2011)