Mahishakati, Gaighata
Mahishakati is a village located in the Gaighata Subdivision of 24 Paraganas North district of West Bengal. The village falls in Gaighata block and comes under Shimulpur Gram Panchayat.
As on November 2024, the current population of Mahishakati is 2.2 thousands out of which 1.1 thousands are males and rest 1.1 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 999 females per 1000 males. There are around 184 teenagers in Mahishakati. It has literacy rate of 69% which means around 1.5 thousands persons can read and write. Total 576 people belonging to scheduled caste and 704 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 517 households in Mahishakati, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 773. The pincode of Mahishakati is 743245 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Chand Para Bazar Sub Post office
- Baikara Branch Post office
- Dogachhia Monmohanpur Branch Post office
- Goalbathan Branch Post office
- Kaipukuria Branch Post office
Schools
Mahishakati has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Chandpara Bani Vidya Bithi
- Chandpara Balika Vidyalaya(High School)
- Deopul Adhar Memorial High School(High School)
- Dhakuria High School (High School)
- Jhowdanga Sammilani High School(High School)
Hospitals
Mahishakati has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Bhaduria Primary Health Center
- Chandpara Sub-Center
- Dingamanik Sub-Center
- Dhakuria(W) Sub-Center
- Singole Sub-Center
Banks
Mahishakati has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.