Mahishgot Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Mahishgot is a village situated in Rajarhat block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,920 families residing in the village Mahishgot. The total population of Mahishgot is 7,224 out of which 3,676 are males and 3,548 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahishgot is 965.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahishgot village is 734 which is 10% of the total population. There are 398 male children and 336 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahishgot is 844 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (965) of Mahishgot village.

Population
7,224
Families
1,920
Literacy
89.18%
Sex Ratio
965

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahishgot is 89.2%. Thus Mahishgot village has higher literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 91.61% and the female literacy rate is 86.71% 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 734 398 336
Literacy 89.18% 91.61% 86.71%
Scheduled Caste 2,428 1,208 1,220
Scheduled Tribe 29 13 16
Illiterate 1,436 673 763

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Mahishgot village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mahishgot village out of total population, 2,548 were engaged in work activities. 96.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,548 workers engaged in Main Work, 24 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,455 2,018 437
Cultivators 24 17 7
Agriculture Labourer 13 11 2
Household Industries 33 32 1
Other Workers 2,385 1,958 427
Marginal Workers 93 43 50
Non Working 4,676 1,615 3,061

Nearby Villages to Mahishgot,

Below are the list of villages near Mahishgot village in Rajarhat.

Village Population
Thakdari 4,247
Tarulia 4,278
Kadampukur 1,981
Dharsamoktarpur 2,566
Jagadishpur 3,584
Khamar 827
Kalaberia 1,794
Mahammadpur 4,141
Chakpachuria 5,024
Baligari 4,193

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