Mahiari Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Haora, West Bengal - Census 2011

Mahiari is a Census Town city situated in Domjur block of Haora district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,398 families residing in the Mahiari city. The total population of Mahiari is 18,223 out of which 9,209 are males and 9,014 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahiari is 979.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahiari city is 1634 which is 9% of the total population. There are 811 male children and 823 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahiari is 1,015 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (979).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahiari is 90.8%. Thus Mahiari has higher literacy rate compared to 83.3% of Haora district. The male literacy rate is 92.89% and the female literacy rate is 88.56% in Mahiari.

Mahiari Census Town has total administration over 4,398 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Mahiari Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mahiari Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,634 811 823
Literacy 90.8% 84.7% 80.5%
Scheduled Caste 2,832 1,439 1,393
Scheduled Tribe 33 15 18
Illiterate 3,168 1,408 1,760

Caste-wise Population - Mahiari

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Mahiari.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,832 1,439 1,393
Schedule Tribe 33 15 18

Religion-wise Population - Mahiari

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Mahiari is 15,101 which is 82.87% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Mahiari is 2,920 which is 16.02% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Mahiari as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 15,101 (82.87%) 7,575 7,526
Muslim 2,920 (16.02%) 1,535 1,385
Christian 9 (0.05%) 3 6
Sikh 59 (0.32%) 35 24
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Jain 2 (0.01%) 0 2
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 129 (0.71%) 59 70

Literacy Rate - Mahiari

The total literacy rate of Mahiari was 90.75% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 15,055 literates, males were 7,801 while females were 7,254. Also the male literacy rate was 92.89% and the female literacy rate was 88.56% in Mahiari.

  Mahiari West Bengal
Female 88.56% 70.54%
Male 92.89% 81.69%
Total 90.75% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Mahiari

The Sex Ratio of Mahiari is 979. Thus per every 1000 men there were 979 females in Mahiari. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,015 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 979 ) of Mahiari.

Child Population - Mahiari

According to Census 2011, there were 1,634 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mahiari. Out of which 811 were male while 823 were female.

Working Population - Mahiari

In Mahiari Census Town out of total population, 6,672 were engaged in work activities. 92.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,672 workers engaged in Main Work, 18 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,171 5,300 871
Cultivators 18 10 8
Agriculture Labourer 14 13 1
Household Industries 432 369 63
Other Workers 5,707 4,908 799
Marginal Workers 501 258 243
Non Working 11,551 3,651 7,900

Mahiari Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Mahiari is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 18,223 82.6% 979

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