Mahishghat Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Mahishghat is a village situated in Jaynagar - II block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 451 families residing in the village Mahishghat. The total population of Mahishghat is 2,127 out of which 1,064 are males and 1,063 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahishghat is 999.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahishghat village is 310 which is 15% of the total population. There are 158 male children and 152 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahishghat is 962 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (999) of Mahishghat village.

Population
2,127
Families
451
Literacy
70.17%
Sex Ratio
999

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahishghat is 70.2%. Thus Mahishghat village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 76.71% and the female literacy rate is 63.67% in Mahishghat village.

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

Mahishghat Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 310 158 152
Literacy 70.17% 76.71% 63.67%
Scheduled Caste 825 422 403
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 852 369 483

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 38.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Mahishghat village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mahishghat village out of total population, 835 were engaged in work activities. 70.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 835 workers engaged in Main Work, 40 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 173 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 585 500 85
Cultivators 40 34 6
Agriculture Labourer 173 166 7
Household Industries 35 27 8
Other Workers 337 273 64
Marginal Workers 250 100 150
Non Working 1,292 464 828

Nearby Villages to Mahishghat,

Below are the list of villages near Mahishghat village in Jaynagar - II.

Village Population
Mayda 2,736
Napukuria 1,799
Kamalpur 972
Gangapur 332
Chandipur 955
Khaiyamara 10,804
Sahajadapur 2,383
Mayahauri 19,604
Bijaynagar 6,274
Gordoani 20,984

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