# Maishali Village, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Tamluk, Purba Medinipur 

# Maishali

Maishali is a village in Tamluk sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,900 people in 658 households**, the 21st largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 2,900people (2011)
- 658households
- 85.0%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maishali

Of every 100 households in Maishali in 2011, 86 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maishali · ■ Tamluk rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**20%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****61%**

**45%

Television ****40%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**20%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Maishali?

■ Maishali · ■ Tamluk rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**972

Working population ****48.7%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 79.6% for women. 63% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 176 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (10%) · **■** Household industry 77 (5%) · **■** Other work 393 (28%) · **■** Marginal 619 (44%)

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 Tamluk

- Rajnagar Baharjala3,144 people
- Harasankar Khamarchak3,072 people
- Shalikagarchak2,912 people
- Kanthibar2,911 people
- Nimtori2,810 people
- Jashdumbur2,687 people
- Dhamtori2,644 people
- Mamudpur2,585 people

[All 99 villages in Tamluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/tamluk/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maishali?2,900 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maishali in?Purba Medinipur district (Tamluk sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maishali?85.0% (Census 2011)