# Mahishgot Village, Contai - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Mahishgot

Mahishgot is a village in Contai - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,033 people in 225 households**, the 54th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 1,033people (2011)
- 225households
- 94.5%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishgot

Of every 100 households in Mahishgot in 2011, 64 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahishgot · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**5%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

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

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****83%**

**43%

Television ****21%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**25%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Mahishgot?

■ Mahishgot · ■ Contai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.5%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**956

Working population ****29.4%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.3% for men and 90.6% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 47 (15%) · **■** Marginal 236 (78%)

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 Contai - I

- Paschim Rasulpur1,063 people
- Betgerya1,055 people
- Gamartalia1,050 people
- Hari Pur1,050 people
- Bahulia1,018 people
- Bhandu Basan1,014 people
- Maisali1,002 people
- Ugrasenbar991 people

[All 225 villages in Contai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishgot?1,033 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishgot in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishgot?94.5% (Census 2011)