Mahismari Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Mahismari is a village situated in Jaynagar - I block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 570 families residing in the village Mahismari. The total population of Mahismari is 2,636 out of which 1,337 are males and 1,299 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahismari is 972.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahismari village is 475 which is 18% of the total population. There are 231 male children and 244 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahismari is 1,056 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (972) of Mahismari village.

Population
2,636
Families
570
Literacy
51.55%
Sex Ratio
972

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahismari is 51.6%. Thus Mahismari village has lower literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 58.14% and the female literacy rate is 44.64% in Mahismari village.

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

Mahismari Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 475 231 244
Literacy 51.55% 58.14% 44.64%
Scheduled Caste 1,128 590 538
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,522 694 828

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 42.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Mahismari village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mahismari village out of total population, 724 were engaged in work activities. 54.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 724 workers engaged in Main Work, 60 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 202 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 397 380 17
Cultivators 60 60 0
Agriculture Labourer 202 199 3
Household Industries 14 11 3
Other Workers 121 110 11
Marginal Workers 327 272 55
Non Working 1,912 685 1,227

Nearby Villages to Mahismari,

Below are the list of villages near Mahismari village in Jaynagar - I.

Village Population
Paschim Shyamnagar 1,637
Gumuk Beria 487
Gobindapur 4,890
Purba Bantra 593
Kamaria 26,575
Bantra 12,508
Rajpur Korabag 7,142
Charaghata 5,837
Manik Nagar 1,400
Tilpi 13,350

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