# Mahismari Village, Jaynagar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jaynagar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Mahismari

Mahismari is a village in Jaynagar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,636 people in 570 households**, the 32nd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 2,636people (2011)
- 570households
- 51.6%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahismari

Of every 100 households in Mahismari in 2011, 27 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mahismari · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**3%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**90%

Use banking services ****13%**

**27%

Television ****10%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****56%**

**42%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mahismari?

■ Mahismari · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.6%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**949

Working population ****27.5%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.1% for men and 44.6% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (28%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 121 (17%) · **■** Marginal 327 (45%)

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 Jaynagar - I

- Hogla2,723 people
- Goalberia2,697 people
- Panchghora2,689 people
- Sripur2,668 people
- Belechandi2,594 people
- Kanta Pukuria2,524 people
- Dewanganj2,416 people
- Dhosa2,401 people

[All 67 villages in Jaynagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/jaynagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahismari?2,636 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahismari in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Jaynagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahismari?51.6% (Census 2011)