Mahua Population, Caste, Working Data Gopalganj, Bihar - Census 2011

Mahua is a village situated in Baikunthpur block of Gopalganj district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 531 families residing in the village Mahua. The total population of Mahua is 3,207 out of which 1,600 are males and 1,607 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahua is 1,004.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahua village is 634 which is 20% of the total population. There are 333 male children and 301 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahua is 904 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,004) of Mahua village.

Population
3,207
Families
531
Literacy
39.88%
Sex Ratio
1,004

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahua is 39.9%. Thus Mahua village has lower literacy rate compared to 54% of Gopalganj district. The male literacy rate is 49.64% and the female literacy rate is 30.4% in Mahua village.

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

Mahua Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 634 333 301
Literacy 39.88% 49.64% 30.4%
Scheduled Caste 717 365 352
Scheduled Tribe 18 9 9
Illiterate 2,181 971 1,210

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Mahua village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mahua village out of total population, 550 were engaged in work activities. 39.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 550 workers engaged in Main Work, 107 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 89 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 217 198 19
Cultivators 107 95 12
Agriculture Labourer 89 84 5
Household Industries 7 7 0
Other Workers 14 12 2
Marginal Workers 333 306 27
Non Working 2,657 1,096 1,561

Nearby Villages to Mahua,

Below are the list of villages near Mahua village in Baikunthpur.

Village Population
Bankati 5,254
Gorauli 1,894
Shankarpur 2,503
Bamon 1,725
Khaira Azam 4,935
Pipra 2,591
Bansghat Masuaria 5,724
Usri 5,409
Parsauni 3,241
Banhauli Banaura 4,782

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