# Mahishakhor Village, Goalpokhar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Mahishakhor

Mahishakhor is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,051 people in 196 households**, the 103rd largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 1,051people (2011)
- 196households
- 62.0%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahishakhor

Of every 100 households in Mahishakhor in 2011, 73 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahishakhor · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**92%

Use banking services ****30%**

**17%

Television ****19%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mahishakhor?

■ Mahishakhor · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**958

Working population ****31.9%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 56.3% for women. 44% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 106 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 67 (20%) · **■** Marginal 119 (36%)

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 Goalpokhar - II

- Majlispur1,093 people
- Bawaldeh1,090 people
- Aulai1,079 people
- Sikar1,074 people
- Urpi1,037 people
- Ghordhappa1,026 people
- Kothitola1,023 people
- Gobindapur1,020 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahishakhor?1,051 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishakhor in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishakhor?62.0% (Census 2011)