Mahishgot Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Mahishgot is a village situated in Nanda Kumar block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 328 families residing in the village Mahishgot. The total population of Mahishgot is 1,457 out of which 760 are males and 697 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahishgot is 917.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahishgot village is 195 which is 13% of the total population. There are 98 male children and 97 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahishgot is 990 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (917) of Mahishgot village.

Population
1,457
Families
328
Literacy
86.05%
Sex Ratio
917

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahishgot is 86.1%. Thus Mahishgot village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 90.94% and the female literacy rate is 80.67% 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 195 98 97
Literacy 86.05% 90.94% 80.67%
Scheduled Caste 295 167 128
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 371 158 213

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.2% 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, 810 were engaged in work activities. 58.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 810 workers engaged in Main Work, 149 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 147 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 477 384 93
Cultivators 149 112 37
Agriculture Labourer 147 126 21
Household Industries 78 50 28
Other Workers 103 96 7
Marginal Workers 333 101 232
Non Working 647 275 372

Nearby Villages to Mahishgot,

Below are the list of villages near Mahishgot village in Nanda Kumar.

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