Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur
# Maha Bishra

Maha Bishra is a village in Egra - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 2,612 people in 602 households, the 15th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.
- 2,612 people (2011)
- 602 households
- 84.4% literacy
- 929 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maha Bishra

Of every 100 households in Maha Bishra in 2011, 36 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maha Bishra · ■ Egra - I rural average
- Electricity for lighting 36% 46%
- Toilet within the home 88% 88%
- No toilet (open defecation) 11% 10%
- Tap water 0% 12%
- Drinking water within premises 37% 40%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96%
- Use banking services 19% 37%
- Television 22% 15%
- Mobile phone 45% 44%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 25% 26%
- Own their home 98% 98%

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

## What is the population of Maha Bishra?

■ Maha Bishra · ■ Egra - I rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.4% 82.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 929 933
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1027 926
- Working population 46.3% 43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 78.2% for women. 64% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 432 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 270 (22%) · ■ Household industry 6 (0%) · ■ Other work 51 (4%) · ■ Marginal 451 (37%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Egra - I
- Barttana 3,799 people
- Barda 3,083 people
- Kia 2,760 people
- Chirulia 2,650 people
- Puranda 2,535 people
- Erendabar 2,467 people
- Sarrang 2,448 people
- Bolkushda 2,403 people

All 133 villages in Egra - I

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Maha Bishra? 2,612 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maha Bishra in? Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maha Bishra? 84.4% (Census 2011)

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