Mahachanda Population, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Mahachanda is a village situated in Bhatar block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 973 families residing in the village Mahachanda. The total population of Mahachanda is 4,281 out of which 2,156 are males and 2,125 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahachanda is 986.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahachanda village is 514 which is 12% of the total population. There are 268 male children and 246 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahachanda is 918 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (986) of Mahachanda village.

Population
4,281
Families
973
Literacy
67.91%
Sex Ratio
986

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahachanda is 67.9%. Thus Mahachanda village has lower literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 75.79% and the female literacy rate is 59.98% in Mahachanda village.

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

Mahachanda Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 514 268 246
Literacy 67.91% 75.79% 59.98%
Scheduled Caste 1,002 513 489
Scheduled Tribe 941 454 487
Illiterate 1,723 725 998

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 22% of total population in Mahachanda village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mahachanda village out of total population, 2,053 were engaged in work activities. 92.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,053 workers engaged in Main Work, 375 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,246 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,903 1,306 597
Cultivators 375 359 16
Agriculture Labourer 1,246 694 552
Household Industries 14 10 4
Other Workers 268 243 25
Marginal Workers 150 87 63
Non Working 2,228 763 1,465

Nearby Villages to Mahachanda,

Below are the list of villages near Mahachanda village in Bhatar.

Village Population
Nunari 1,990
Jhikardanga 592
Parhat 2,666
Kurumba 1,330
Khurul 2,797
Bijipur 1,593
Basuda 1,879
Bazar Mahammadpur 777
Jhujkadanga 855
Narjja 1,460

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