# Mohishgaon Village, Hemtabad, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Hemtabad, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Mohishgaon

Mohishgaon is a village in Hemtabad sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **945 people in 205 households**, the 58th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 945people (2011)
- 205households
- 63.0%literacy
- 1,002females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mohishgaon

Of every 100 households in Mohishgaon in 2011, 40 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mohishgaon · ■ Hemtabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**27%

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

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**78%

Tap water ****45%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**67%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****11%**

**16%

Television ****8%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**27%

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 Mohishgaon?

■ Mohishgaon · ■ Hemtabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**955

Working population ****44.6%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 55.2% for women. 49% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 140 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (17%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 196 (47%)

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 Hemtabad

- Krishnapur1,071 people
- Dakshin Kotagaon1,037 people
- Atrai1,004 people
- Beltair951 people
- Ratibati945 people
- Jatapur934 people
- Kastarai934 people
- Kismatshimla902 people

[All 116 villages in Hemtabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/hemtabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mohishgaon?945 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mohishgaon in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Hemtabad sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mohishgaon?63.0% (Census 2011)