Mahishgot Population, Caste, Working Data Hugli, West Bengal - Census 2011

Mahishgot is a village situated in Khanakul - I block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,009 families residing in the village Mahishgot. The total population of Mahishgot is 4,414 out of which 2,330 are males and 2,084 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahishgot is 894.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahishgot village is 425 which is 10% of the total population. There are 232 male children and 193 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahishgot is 832 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (894) of Mahishgot village.

Population
4,414
Families
1,009
Literacy
79.02%
Sex Ratio
894

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahishgot is 79%. Thus Mahishgot village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 88.23% and the female literacy rate is 68.8% in Mahishgot village.

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

Mahishgot Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 425 232 193
Literacy 79.02% 88.23% 68.8%
Scheduled Caste 314 167 147
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,262 479 783

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Mahishgot village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mahishgot village out of total population, 1,559 were engaged in work activities. 94.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,559 workers engaged in Main Work, 464 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 378 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,478 1,411 67
Cultivators 464 457 7
Agriculture Labourer 378 359 19
Household Industries 112 101 11
Other Workers 524 494 30
Marginal Workers 81 44 37
Non Working 2,855 875 1,980

Nearby Villages to Mahishgot,

Below are the list of villages near Mahishgot village in Khanakul - I.

Village Population
Madanbati 2,238
Ghashua 2,918
Gujrat 2,283
Gangpur 346
Mayal 1,266
Pilkhan 4,176
Ichhapur 1,650
Ghoshpur 19,014
Bandipur 3,090
Paschim Ghoshpur 2,846

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