# Lakshya Village, Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal) (2)

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Village · Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur 

# Lakshya

Lakshya is a village in Mahisadal sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,534 people in 703 households**, the 23rd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 3,534people (2011)
- 703households
- 85.6%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lakshya

Of every 100 households in Lakshya in 2011, 69 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lakshya · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**6%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**4%

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

**4%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****21%**

**42%

Television ****12%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Lakshya?

■ Lakshya · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**948

Working population ****30.1%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 81.0% for women. 53% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 20 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 36 (3%) · **■** Other work 811 (76%) · **■** Marginal 190 (18%)

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 Mahisadal

- Shuklalpur3,758 people
- Baramrit Bere3,720 people
- Kesabpur3,579 people
- Bamunya3,561 people
- Machhlandapur3,374 people
- Jagatpur3,320 people
- Bhanga Gara3,295 people
- Madhya Hingli3,261 people

[All 75 villages in Mahisadal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/mahisadal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lakshya?3,534 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lakshya in?Purba Medinipur district (Mahisadal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lakshya?85.6% (Census 2011)