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

Magurakhod is a village situated in Ratua - II block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,173 families residing in the village Magurakhod. The total population of Magurakhod is 5,844 out of which 2,995 are males and 2,849 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Magurakhod is 951.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Magurakhod village is 917 which is 16% of the total population. There are 478 male children and 439 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Magurakhod is 918 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (951) of Magurakhod village.

Population
5,844
Families
1,173
Literacy
64.1%
Sex Ratio
951

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Magurakhod is 64.1%. Thus Magurakhod village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 66.03% and the female literacy rate is 62.07% in Magurakhod village.

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

Magurakhod Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 917 478 439
Literacy 64.1% 66.03% 62.07%
Scheduled Caste 217 107 110
Scheduled Tribe 21 12 9
Illiterate 2,686 1,333 1,353

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Magurakhod village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Magurakhod village out of total population, 1,672 were engaged in work activities. 76% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,672 workers engaged in Main Work, 627 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 497 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,271 1,205 66
Cultivators 627 619 8
Agriculture Labourer 497 460 37
Household Industries 10 8 2
Other Workers 137 118 19
Marginal Workers 401 252 149
Non Working 4,172 1,538 2,634

Nearby Villages to Magurakhod,

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

Village Population
Harirampur 1,102
Barail 7,031
Gobindapur 1,812
Sambalpur 9,250
Kumarganj 6,131
Magura 4,561
Palashbona 3,503
Laskarpur 4,043
Raninagar 6,422
Sekhpur 1,249

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