# Mahishdol Village, Panskura, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Panskura, Purba Medinipur 

# Mahishdol

Mahishdol is a village in Panskura sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,439 people in 475 households**, the 23rd largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 2,439people (2011)
- 475households
- 80.7%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishdol

Of every 100 households in Mahishdol in 2011, 73 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahishdol · ■ Panskura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**8%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**93%

Use banking services ****46%**

**36%

Television ****13%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Mahishdol?

■ Mahishdol · ■ Panskura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**949

Working population ****39.4%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 74.2% for women. 60% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 509 (53%) · **■** Marginal 285 (30%)

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 Panskura

- Radha Krishnapur2,684 people
- Bijayram Chak2,625 people
- Mahatpur2,491 people
- Udaypur2,442 people
- Kalagechhe2,385 people
- Purushottampur2,371 people
- Purbba Pitpur2,355 people
- Amdan2,324 people

[All 230 villages in Panskura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/panskura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishdol?2,439 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishdol in?Purba Medinipur district (Panskura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishdol?80.7% (Census 2011)