# Mashisda Village, Sahid Matangini – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Mashisda

Mashisda is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,279 people in 989 households**, the 9th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 4,279people (2011)
- 989households
- 82.5%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mashisda

Of every 100 households in Mashisda in 2011, 60 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mashisda · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**68%

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

**74%

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

**21%

Tap water ****65%**

**11%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**89%

Use banking services ****19%**

**38%

Television ****24%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Mashisda?

■ Mashisda · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845**

**955

Working population ****37.9%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 77.8% for women. 59% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (17%) · **■** Household industry 87 (5%) · **■** Other work 570 (35%) · **■** Marginal 602 (37%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Chatara4,868 people
- Balarampur4,350 people
- Gathra4,348 people
- Alinan4,339 people
- Saira4,122 people
- Mathori3,885 people
- Shirui3,859 people
- Soya Dighi3,674 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mashisda?4,279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mashisda in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mashisda?82.5% (Census 2011)