# Mahishnadi Village, Neturia, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Neturia, Puruliya 

# Mahishnadi

Mahishnadi is a village in Neturia sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **884 people in 147 households**, the 32nd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 884people (2011)
- 147households
- 66.1%literacy
- 1,018females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishnadi

Of every 100 households in Mahishnadi in 2011, 26 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mahishnadi · ■ Neturia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

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

**8%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**66%

Use banking services ****45%**

**57%

Television ****19%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**16%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Mahishnadi?

■ Mahishnadi · ■ Neturia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**967

Working population ****34.0%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 52.3% for women. 54% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (12%) · **■** Marginal 262 (87%)

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 Neturia

- Madandi1,022 people
- Baruipara1,018 people
- Pahargora961 people
- Parbbatpur943 people
- Lakhyabad859 people
- Sidpur858 people
- Ranipur850 people
- Ajodhya845 people

[All 123 villages in Neturia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/neturia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishnadi?884 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishnadi in?Puruliya district (Neturia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishnadi?66.1% (Census 2011)