Mahishcharu Population, Caste, Working Data Koch Bihar, West Bengal - Census 2011

Mahishcharu is a village situated in Mathabhanga - I block of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 822 families residing in the village Mahishcharu. The total population of Mahishcharu is 3,460 out of which 1,763 are males and 1,697 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahishcharu is 963.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahishcharu village is 489 which is 14% of the total population. There are 238 male children and 251 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahishcharu is 1,055 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (963) of Mahishcharu village.

Population
3,460
Families
822
Literacy
76.57%
Sex Ratio
963

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahishcharu is 76.6%. Thus Mahishcharu village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Koch Bihar district. The male literacy rate is 85.7% and the female literacy rate is 66.94% in Mahishcharu village.

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

Mahishcharu Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 489 238 251
Literacy 76.57% 85.7% 66.94%
Scheduled Caste 2,877 1,451 1,426
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,185 456 729

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 83.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Mahishcharu village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mahishcharu village out of total population, 1,584 were engaged in work activities. 71.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,584 workers engaged in Main Work, 934 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 132 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,134 939 195
Cultivators 934 829 105
Agriculture Labourer 132 46 86
Other Workers 68 64 4
Marginal Workers 450 91 359
Non Working 1,876 733 1,143

Nearby Villages to Mahishcharu,

Below are the list of villages near Mahishcharu village in Mathabhanga - I.

Village Population
Daluarpar 2,988
Dakshin Tetulerchhara 1,459
Satgaon 2,535
Kharija Ratanpur 433
Dangkoba 3,065
Abas Ratanpur 1,242
Daribas 1,952
Bara Khalisamari 2,793
Sikarpur 1,546
Kurshamari 2,952

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