Village · Bhagawanpur - II, Purba Medinipur
# Uttar Mahishda

Uttar Mahishda is a village in Bhagawanpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 451 people in 97 households, the 118th largest of 167 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 91.0%.
- 451 people (2011)
- 97 households
- 88.0% literacy
- 895 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uttar Mahishda

Of every 100 households in Uttar Mahishda in 2011, 68 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Uttar Mahishda · ■ Bhagawanpur - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 68% 40%
- Toilet within the home 97% 92%
- No toilet (open defecation) 3% 5%
- Tap water 0% 12%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 3%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 24% 34%
- Television 21% 12%
- Mobile phone 40% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 22% 28%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Uttar Mahishda?

■ Uttar Mahishda · ■ Bhagawanpur - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 88.0% 91.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 895 940
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 611 949
- Working population 51.2% 37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 80.1% for women. 64% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 31 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 23 (10%) · ■ Other work 29 (13%) · ■ Marginal 148 (64%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bhagawanpur - II
- Chaita Mali 483 people
- Kumirajor 480 people
- Betal Khatial 476 people
- Dakshan Khas Mulda 472 people
- Dakshin Bishnupur 448 people
- Kodalbar 446 people
- Khejur Gechhia 425 people
- Simulia 423 people

All 168 villages in Bhagawanpur - II

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Uttar Mahishda? 451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttar Mahishda in? Purba Medinipur district (Bhagawanpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uttar Mahishda? 88.0% (Census 2011)

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