Mahishda Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Mahishda is a village situated in Keshpur block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 320 families residing in the village Mahishda. The total population of Mahishda is 1,601 out of which 823 are males and 778 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahishda is 945.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahishda village is 208 which is 13% of the total population. There are 112 male children and 96 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahishda is 857 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (945) of Mahishda village.

Population
1,601
Families
320
Literacy
71%
Sex Ratio
945

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahishda is 71%. Thus Mahishda village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 80.73% and the female literacy rate is 60.85% in Mahishda village.

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

Mahishda Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 208 112 96
Literacy 71% 80.73% 60.85%
Scheduled Caste 1,014 501 513
Scheduled Tribe 66 38 28
Illiterate 612 249 363

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 63.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.1% of total population in Mahishda village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mahishda village out of total population, 886 were engaged in work activities. 67.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 886 workers engaged in Main Work, 160 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 375 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 601 450 151
Cultivators 160 132 28
Agriculture Labourer 375 268 107
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 65 49 16
Marginal Workers 285 27 258
Non Working 715 346 369

Nearby Villages to Mahishda,

Below are the list of villages near Mahishda village in Keshpur.

Village Population
Ranibar 250
Elni 1,098
Barmahishda 453
Akhra Pota 723
Hatkata 417
Chhutar Gerya 436
Diuti 172
Amdubi 320
Ghana Geria 113
Amlada 1,009

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