Mahishmarwa Population, Caste, Working Data Giridih, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Mahishmarwa is a village situated in Dhanwar block of Giridih district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 392 families residing in the village Mahishmarwa. The total population of Mahishmarwa is 2,777 out of which 1,425 are males and 1,352 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahishmarwa is 949.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahishmarwa village is 572 which is 21% of the total population. There are 290 male children and 282 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahishmarwa is 972 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (949) of Mahishmarwa village.

Population
2,777
Families
392
Literacy
58.59%
Sex Ratio
949

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahishmarwa is 58.6%. Thus Mahishmarwa village has higher literacy rate compared to 51.3% of Giridih district. The male literacy rate is 72.95% and the female literacy rate is 43.36% in Mahishmarwa village.

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

Mahishmarwa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 572 290 282
Literacy 58.59% 72.95% 43.36%
Scheduled Caste 238 126 112
Scheduled Tribe 447 222 225
Illiterate 1,485 597 888

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 16.1% of total population in Mahishmarwa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mahishmarwa village out of total population, 1,357 were engaged in work activities. 58.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,357 workers engaged in Main Work, 402 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 311 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 788 512 276
Cultivators 402 268 134
Agriculture Labourer 311 182 129
Household Industries 5 5 0
Other Workers 70 57 13
Marginal Workers 569 184 385
Non Working 1,420 729 691

Nearby Villages to Mahishmarwa,

Below are the list of villages near Mahishmarwa village in Dhanwar.

Village Population
Hardia 370
Halwaia 539
Tailai 508
Kaili Pahari 834
Bharauna 458
Karmatanr 1,121
Jhanjh 534
Bammi 2,200
Doranda 12,663
Surangi 64

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