Mahishgram Population, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011

Mahishgram is a village situated in Burwan block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 816 families residing in the village Mahishgram. The total population of Mahishgram is 3,541 out of which 1,821 are males and 1,720 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahishgram is 945.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahishgram village is 468 which is 13% of the total population. There are 250 male children and 218 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahishgram is 872 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (945) of Mahishgram village.

Population
3,541
Families
816
Literacy
68.24%
Sex Ratio
945

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahishgram is 68.2%. Thus Mahishgram village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 74.92% and the female literacy rate is 61.25% in Mahishgram village.

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

Mahishgram Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 468 250 218
Literacy 68.24% 74.92% 61.25%
Scheduled Caste 1,067 562 505
Scheduled Tribe 46 24 22
Illiterate 1,444 644 800

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Mahishgram village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mahishgram village out of total population, 1,054 were engaged in work activities. 10.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 89.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,054 workers engaged in Main Work, 26 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 109 81 28
Cultivators 26 23 3
Agriculture Labourer 4 1 3
Household Industries 2 1 1
Other Workers 77 56 21
Marginal Workers 945 883 62
Non Working 2,487 857 1,630

Nearby Villages to Mahishgram,

Below are the list of villages near Mahishgram village in Burwan.

Village Population
Andi 2,172
Debagram 1,384
Mallikpur 478
Kapsakismat 1,741
Bichhur 975
Belgaon 1,174
Badda 1,127
Mahula 446
Kundal 4,584
Misra Talwan 853

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