Bara Meigachhi Population, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Bara Meigachhi is a village situated in Katwa - II block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 187 families residing in the village Bara Meigachhi. The total population of Bara Meigachhi is 887 out of which 468 are males and 419 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bara Meigachhi is 895.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bara Meigachhi village is 108 which is 12% of the total population. There are 56 male children and 52 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bara Meigachhi is 929 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (895) of Bara Meigachhi village.

Population
887
Families
187
Literacy
76.12%
Sex Ratio
895

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bara Meigachhi is 76.1%. Thus Bara Meigachhi village has higher literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 81.31% and the female literacy rate is 70.3% in Bara Meigachhi village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Bara Meigachhi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Bara Meigachhi Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bara Meigachhi village.

Total Male Female
Children 108 56 52
Literacy 76.12% 81.31% 70.3%
Scheduled Caste 114 57 57
Scheduled Tribe 4 3 1
Illiterate 294 133 161

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Bara Meigachhi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bara Meigachhi village out of total population, 264 were engaged in work activities. 99.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 264 workers engaged in Main Work, 155 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 90 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 263 261 2
Cultivators 155 155 0
Agriculture Labourer 90 89 1
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 17 16 1
Marginal Workers 1 1 0
Non Working 623 206 417

Nearby Villages to Bara Meigachhi,

Below are the list of villages near Bara Meigachhi village in Katwa - II.

Village Population
Okarsha 1,795
Gaurdanga 2,133
Simulgachhi 954
Multi Krishnanagar 5,408
Bhatna Pekua 3,102
Sribati 2,656
Mallikpur 455
Nutangram 1,200
Chandpur 3,222
Postgram 1,375

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