Mahishnala is a village situated in Domjur block of Haora district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 375 families residing in the village Mahishnala. The total population of Mahishnala is 1,917 out of which 940 are males and 977 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahishnala is 1,039.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahishnala village is 211 which is 11% of the total population. There are 97 male children and 114 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahishnala is 1,175 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,039) of Mahishnala village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahishnala is 65%. Thus Mahishnala village has lower literacy rate compared to 74.3% of Haora district. The male literacy rate is 72.12% and the female literacy rate is 58.05% in Mahishnala village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Mahishnala village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mahishnala village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 211 | 97 | 114 |
| Literacy | 65.01% | 72.12% | 58.05% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,599 | 786 | 813 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Illiterate | 808 | 332 | 476 |
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 83.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Mahishnala village.
In Mahishnala village out of total population, 732 were engaged in work activities. 77% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 732 workers engaged in Main Work, 316 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 564 | 468 | 96 |
| Cultivators | 316 | 254 | 62 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Household Industries | 23 | 15 | 8 |
| Other Workers | 214 | 192 | 22 |
| Marginal Workers | 168 | 141 | 27 |
| Non Working | 1,185 | 331 | 854 |
Below are the list of villages near Mahishnala village in Domjur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Chak Hari | 1,194 |
| Nonakundu | 2,837 |
| Mollar Chak | 1,228 |
| Mahishgote | 2,119 |
| Chak Narna | 1,195 |
| Parbbatipur | 4,586 |
| Chak Kadamtala | 323 |
| Rajapur | 3,209 |
| Baigachhi | 394 |
| Khas Mara | 5,298 |