Mahajan Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Mahajan is a village situated in Ramnagar - I block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 241 families residing in the village Mahajan. The total population of Mahajan is 1,136 out of which 562 are males and 574 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahajan is 1,021.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahajan village is 94 which is 8% of the total population. There are 50 male children and 44 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahajan is 880 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,021) of Mahajan village.

Population
1,136
Families
241
Literacy
93.09%
Sex Ratio
1,021

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahajan is 93.1%. Thus Mahajan village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 96.88% and the female literacy rate is 89.43% in Mahajan village.

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

Mahajan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 94 50 44
Literacy 93.09% 96.88% 89.43%
Scheduled Caste 406 209 197
Scheduled Tribe 29 15 14
Illiterate 166 66 100

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.6% of total population in Mahajan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mahajan village out of total population, 354 were engaged in work activities. 91.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 354 workers engaged in Main Work, 53 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 66 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 324 294 30
Cultivators 53 51 2
Agriculture Labourer 66 64 2
Other Workers 205 179 26
Marginal Workers 30 21 9
Non Working 782 247 535

Nearby Villages to Mahajan,

Below are the list of villages near Mahajan village in Ramnagar - I.

Village Population
Paschimbar 949
Akna 674
Ullaspur 909
Ghanta Shala 688
Basantapur 1,364
Dakshin Kaya 515
Gobra 2,661
Birampur 975
Gangpura 1,344
Fatepur 1,012

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