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

Magura is a village situated in Ratua - II block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 908 families residing in the village Magura. The total population of Magura is 4,561 out of which 2,285 are males and 2,276 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Magura is 996.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Magura village is 791 which is 17% of the total population. There are 382 male children and 409 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Magura is 1,071 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (996) of Magura village.

Population
4,561
Families
908
Literacy
53.82%
Sex Ratio
996

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Magura is 53.8%. Thus Magura village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 51.5% and the female literacy rate is 56.19% in Magura village.

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

Magura Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 791 382 409
Literacy 53.82% 51.5% 56.19%
Scheduled Caste 146 76 70
Scheduled Tribe 1 0 1
Illiterate 2,532 1,305 1,227

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Magura village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Magura village out of total population, 1,226 were engaged in work activities. 84% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,226 workers engaged in Main Work, 337 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 589 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,030 996 34
Cultivators 337 328 9
Agriculture Labourer 589 581 8
Household Industries 2 0 2
Other Workers 102 87 15
Marginal Workers 196 141 55
Non Working 3,335 1,148 2,187

Nearby Villages to Magura,

Below are the list of villages near Magura village in Ratua - II.

Village Population
Laskarpur 4,043
Sekhpur 1,249
Gobindapur 1,812
Kheria 3,373
Harirampur 1,102
Ballabhpur 2,810
Magurakhod 5,844
Shripur 2,687
Barail 7,031
Sambalpur 9,250

Reference