Mahalandi Population, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011

Mahalandi is a village situated in Kandi block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,396 families residing in the village Mahalandi. The total population of Mahalandi is 16,354 out of which 8,298 are males and 8,056 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahalandi is 971.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahalandi village is 2299 which is 14% of the total population. There are 1189 male children and 1110 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahalandi is 934 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (971) of Mahalandi village.

Population
16,354
Families
3,396
Literacy
63.11%
Sex Ratio
971

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahalandi is 63.1%. Thus Mahalandi village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 68.15% and the female literacy rate is 57.95% in Mahalandi village.

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

Mahalandi Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,299 1,189 1,110
Literacy 63.11% 68.15% 57.95%
Scheduled Caste 935 485 450
Scheduled Tribe 123 54 69
Illiterate 7,484 3,453 4,031

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Mahalandi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mahalandi village out of total population, 5,041 were engaged in work activities. 69.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,041 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,711 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,136 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,514 3,204 310
Cultivators 1,711 1,649 62
Agriculture Labourer 1,136 1,112 24
Household Industries 108 32 76
Other Workers 559 411 148
Marginal Workers 1,527 1,267 260
Non Working 11,313 3,827 7,486

Nearby Villages to Mahalandi,

Below are the list of villages near Mahalandi village in Kandi.

Village Population
Gokarna 16,198
Jamna 2,113
Khosh Baspur 4,342
Alampur 473
Asua 1,105
Parbbatipur 3,052
Patna 973
Dakshin Lakshminarayanpur 1,152
Tentulia 1,703
Ranagram 1,814

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