# Mahishamuri, Magrahat - I, South Twenty Four Parganas

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Village · Magrahat - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Mahishamuri

Mahishamuri is a village in [Magrahat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-i/) 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 **2,339 people in 529 households**, the 41st largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 2,339people (2011)
- 529households
- 68.7%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishamuri

Of every 100 households in Mahishamuri in 2011, 42 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mahishamuri · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**94%

Use banking services ****64%**

**33%

Television ****32%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mahishamuri?

■ Mahishamuri · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**983

Working population ****32.1%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 57.1% for women. 59% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 165 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (14%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 379 (51%) · **■** Marginal 91 (12%)

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 Magrahat - I

- Payra Chali2,420 people
- Bahir Gachhi2,409 people
- Chak Debughosh2,401 people
- Paduma2,369 people
- Gopalnagar2,208 people
- Malangi Sarishapara2,182 people
- Madhya Krishnapur2,101 people
- Banspalla2,071 people

[All 81 villages in Magrahat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-i/villages/)

## Other places named Mahishamuri

- Mahishamuri · Village, Amta - II, Haora · 1,790 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishamuri?2,339 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishamuri in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishamuri?68.7% (Census 2011)