Maharajpur Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Maharajpur is a village situated in Gangarampur block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 710 families residing in the village Maharajpur. The total population of Maharajpur is 3,351 out of which 1,774 are males and 1,577 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maharajpur is 889.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maharajpur village is 394 which is 12% of the total population. There are 193 male children and 201 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maharajpur is 1,041 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (889) of Maharajpur village.

Population
3,351
Families
710
Literacy
63.27%
Sex Ratio
889

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maharajpur is 63.3%. Thus Maharajpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 69.32% and the female literacy rate is 56.32% in Maharajpur village.

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

Maharajpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 394 193 201
Literacy 63.27% 69.32% 56.32%
Scheduled Caste 1,452 765 687
Scheduled Tribe 8 4 4
Illiterate 1,480 678 802

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 43.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Maharajpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maharajpur village out of total population, 1,260 were engaged in work activities. 90.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,260 workers engaged in Main Work, 95 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 50 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,141 974 167
Cultivators 95 81 14
Agriculture Labourer 50 40 10
Household Industries 276 191 85
Other Workers 720 662 58
Marginal Workers 119 26 93
Non Working 2,091 774 1,317

Nearby Villages to Maharajpur,

Below are the list of villages near Maharajpur village in Gangarampur.

Village Population
Charulya 538
Thengapara 1,692
Patan 5,127
Karial 3,038
Boaldaha 2,889
Bhaktipur 832
Jalalpur 3,966
Nandanpur 1,626
Mahipur 1,089
Fatenagar 435

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