Mechiabasti Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Mechiabasti is a Census Town city situated in Kalchini block of Jalpaiguri district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,937 families residing in the Mechiabasti city. The total population of Mechiabasti is 9,592 out of which 4,898 are males and 4,694 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mechiabasti is 958.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mechiabasti city is 1315 which is 14% of the total population. There are 663 male children and 652 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mechiabasti is 983 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (958).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mechiabasti is 65.3%. Thus Mechiabasti has lower literacy rate compared to 73.3% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 72.61% and the female literacy rate is 57.69% in Mechiabasti.

Mechiabasti Census Town has total administration over 1,937 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.

Mechiabasti Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,315 663 652
Literacy 65.3% 62.8% 49.7%
Scheduled Caste 887 457 430
Scheduled Tribe 3,009 1,525 1,484
Illiterate 4,185 1,823 2,362

Caste-wise Population - Mechiabasti

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 31.4% of total population in Mechiabasti.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 887 457 430
Schedule Tribe 3,009 1,525 1,484

Religion-wise Population - Mechiabasti

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Mechiabasti is 5,506 which is 57.4% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Mechiabasti is 1,335 which is 13.92% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Mechiabasti as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,506 (57.4%) 2,862 2,644
Muslim 1,335 (13.92%) 664 671
Christian 1,503 (15.67%) 732 771
Sikh 4 (0.04%) 1 3
Buddhist 1,228 (12.8%) 630 598
Jain 9 (0.09%) 5 4
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 7 (0.07%) 4 3

Literacy Rate - Mechiabasti

The total literacy rate of Mechiabasti was 65.33% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 5,407 literates, males were 3,075 while females were 2,332. Also the male literacy rate was 72.61% and the female literacy rate was 57.69% in Mechiabasti.

  Mechiabasti West Bengal
Female 57.69% 70.54%
Male 72.61% 81.69%
Total 65.33% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Mechiabasti

The Sex Ratio of Mechiabasti is 958. Thus per every 1000 men there were 958 females in Mechiabasti. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 983 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 958 ) of Mechiabasti.

Child Population - Mechiabasti

According to Census 2011, there were 1,315 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mechiabasti. Out of which 663 were male while 652 were female.

Working Population - Mechiabasti

In Mechiabasti Census Town out of total population, 3,353 were engaged in work activities. 75.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,353 workers engaged in Main Work, 40 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,541 2,087 454
Cultivators 40 38 2
Agriculture Labourer 22 16 6
Household Industries 11 5 6
Other Workers 2,468 2,028 440
Marginal Workers 812 510 302
Non Working 6,239 2,301 3,938

Mechiabasti Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 9,592 56.4% 958

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