# Mahishghat, Jaynagar - II, South Twenty Four Parganas

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Village · Jaynagar - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Mahishghat

Mahishghat is a village in [Jaynagar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/jaynagar-ii/) sub-district of [South Twenty Four Parganas](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,127 people in 451 households**, the 31st largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,127people (2011)
- 451households
- 70.2%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishghat

Of every 100 households in Mahishghat in 2011, 28 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahishghat · ■ Jaynagar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**66%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****12%**

**19%

Television ****11%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****54%**

**49%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Mahishghat?

■ Mahishghat · ■ Jaynagar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**978

Working population ****39.3%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 63.7% for women. 56% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 40 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 173 (21%) · **■** Household industry 35 (4%) · **■** Other work 337 (40%) · **■** Marginal 250 (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 Jaynagar - II

- Kalikapur2,491 people
- Killa Durganagar2,390 people
- Sahajadapur2,383 people
- Serhangampur2,281 people
- Jogigara2,115 people
- Gopalnagar1,819 people
- Napukuria1,799 people
- Srirampur1,782 people

[All 47 villages in Jaynagar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/jaynagar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishghat?2,127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishghat in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Jaynagar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishghat?70.2% (Census 2011)