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

Maia is a village situated in Lalgola block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,230 families residing in the village Maia. The total population of Maia is 15,131 out of which 7,694 are males and 7,437 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maia is 967.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maia village is 2737 which is 18% of the total population. There are 1405 male children and 1332 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maia is 948 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (967) of Maia village.

Population
15,131
Families
3,230
Literacy
53.42%
Sex Ratio
967

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maia is 53.4%. Thus Maia village has lower literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 54.87% and the female literacy rate is 51.92% in Maia village.

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

Maia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,737 1,405 1,332
Literacy 53.42% 54.87% 51.92%
Scheduled Caste 1,132 581 551
Scheduled Tribe 18 9 9
Illiterate 8,510 4,243 4,267

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Maia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maia village out of total population, 5,202 were engaged in work activities. 75.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,202 workers engaged in Main Work, 454 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,293 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,921 3,108 813
Cultivators 454 435 19
Agriculture Labourer 1,293 1,227 66
Household Industries 690 147 543
Other Workers 1,484 1,299 185
Marginal Workers 1,281 606 675
Non Working 9,929 3,980 5,949

Nearby Villages to Maia,

Below are the list of villages near Maia village in Lalgola.

Village Population
Bayra 15,259
Radhakrishanapur 3,800
Malatipur 2,173
Khalifabaj 2,305
Sahabazpur 2,967
Paharpur 13,368
Simulia 621
Mridadpur 3,318
Chak Dihiganespur 1,159
Gouridaspur 2,074

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