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

Mahipur is a village situated in Gangarampur block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 254 families residing in the village Mahipur. The total population of Mahipur is 1,089 out of which 576 are males and 513 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahipur is 891.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahipur village is 136 which is 12% of the total population. There are 70 male children and 66 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahipur is 943 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (891) of Mahipur village.

Population
1,089
Families
254
Literacy
64.95%
Sex Ratio
891

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahipur is 65%. Thus Mahipur village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 72.73% and the female literacy rate is 56.15% in Mahipur village.

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

Mahipur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 136 70 66
Literacy 64.95% 72.73% 56.15%
Scheduled Caste 748 391 357
Scheduled Tribe 254 138 116
Illiterate 470 208 262

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 68.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 23.3% of total population in Mahipur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mahipur village out of total population, 578 were engaged in work activities. 82.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 578 workers engaged in Main Work, 145 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 215 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 475 319 156
Cultivators 145 134 11
Agriculture Labourer 215 116 99
Household Industries 9 8 1
Other Workers 106 61 45
Marginal Workers 103 32 71
Non Working 511 225 286

Nearby Villages to Mahipur,

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

Village Population
Akchha 905
Jalalpur 3,966
Pargaon 1,479
Boaldaha 2,889
Haripur 667
Patan 5,127
Jaydebpur 1,253
Charulya 538
Shukdebpur 5,115
Maharajpur 3,351

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