Lakshmighat Population, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011

Lakshmighat is a village situated in English Bazar block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,112 families residing in the village Lakshmighat. The total population of Lakshmighat is 5,543 out of which 2,761 are males and 2,782 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lakshmighat is 1,008.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lakshmighat village is 947 which is 17% of the total population. There are 465 male children and 482 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lakshmighat is 1,037 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,008) of Lakshmighat village.

Population
5,543
Families
1,112
Literacy
40.67%
Sex Ratio
1,008

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lakshmighat is 40.7%. Thus Lakshmighat village has lower literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 42.51% and the female literacy rate is 38.83% in Lakshmighat village.

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

Lakshmighat Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 947 465 482
Literacy 40.67% 42.51% 38.83%
Scheduled Caste 315 165 150
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 3,674 1,785 1,889

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Lakshmighat village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Lakshmighat village out of total population, 1,577 were engaged in work activities. 69.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,577 workers engaged in Main Work, 144 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 515 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,101 985 116
Cultivators 144 138 6
Agriculture Labourer 515 491 24
Household Industries 55 9 46
Other Workers 387 347 40
Marginal Workers 476 329 147
Non Working 3,966 1,447 2,519

Nearby Villages to Lakshmighat,

Below are the list of villages near Lakshmighat village in English Bazar.

Village Population
Nagharia 6,408
Balupur 1,653
Phulbaria 5,097
Kanaipur 44
Niamatpur 11,089
Shyampur 104
Binodpur 595
Daulatpur 3,411
Basudebpur 3,475
Khalimpur 429

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