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

Mahata is a village situated in Bhatar block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,311 families residing in the village Mahata. The total population of Mahata is 5,443 out of which 2,737 are males and 2,706 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahata is 989.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahata village is 628 which is 12% of the total population. There are 299 male children and 329 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahata is 1,100 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (989) of Mahata village.

Population
5,443
Families
1,311
Literacy
65.4%
Sex Ratio
989

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahata is 65.4%. Thus Mahata village has lower literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 73.38% and the female literacy rate is 57.21% in Mahata village.

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

Mahata Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 628 299 329
Literacy 65.4% 73.38% 57.21%
Scheduled Caste 1,761 889 872
Scheduled Tribe 1,196 598 598
Illiterate 2,294 948 1,346

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 22% of total population in Mahata village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mahata village out of total population, 2,296 were engaged in work activities. 82.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,296 workers engaged in Main Work, 430 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,154 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,903 1,486 417
Cultivators 430 408 22
Agriculture Labourer 1,154 783 371
Household Industries 50 43 7
Other Workers 269 252 17
Marginal Workers 393 180 213
Non Working 3,147 1,071 2,076

Nearby Villages to Mahata,

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

Village Population
Nurpur 740
Jharul 2,545
Kashipur 5,457
Debpur 3,891
Shripur 3,822
Mandardihi 1,212
Nrisinhapur 873
Rampur 2,459
Kumarun 931
Eruar 10,863

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