# Mahishagot, Deshopran, Purba Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Deshopran, Purba Medinipur 

# Mahishagot

Mahishagot is a village in [Deshopran](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/deshopran/) sub-district of [Purba Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,278 people in 274 households**, the 51st largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.6%.

- 1,278people (2011)
- 274households
- 84.9%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishagot

Of every 100 households in Mahishagot in 2011, 26 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahishagot · ■ Deshopran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**9%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

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

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**88%

Use banking services ****12%**

**35%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**30%

Own their home ****85%**

**94%

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 Mahishagot?

■ Mahishagot · ■ Deshopran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**88.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**949

Working population ****36.2%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 80.1% for women. 60% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 81 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 139 (30%) · **■** Marginal 207 (45%)

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 Deshopran

- Aladarput1,355 people
- Karpura1,344 people
- Satikeshwar1,327 people
- Saraswatipur1,309 people
- Purba Gobindapur1,270 people
- Paschim Kusbani1,224 people
- Dakshin Amtalia1,214 people
- Kalikapur1,196 people

[All 168 villages in Deshopran](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/deshopran/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishagot?1,278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishagot in?Purba Medinipur district (Deshopran sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishagot?84.9% (Census 2011)