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

Majerhat is a village situated in Bhangar - II block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,543 families residing in the village Majerhat. The total population of Majerhat is 7,797 out of which 4,065 are males and 3,732 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Majerhat is 918.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Majerhat village is 1152 which is 15% of the total population. There are 578 male children and 574 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Majerhat is 993 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (918) of Majerhat village.

Population
7,797
Families
1,543
Literacy
74.57%
Sex Ratio
918

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Majerhat is 74.6%. Thus Majerhat village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 75.54% and the female literacy rate is 73.5% in Majerhat village.

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

Majerhat Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,152 578 574
Literacy 74.57% 75.54% 73.5%
Scheduled Caste 29 15 14
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,842 1,431 1,411

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Majerhat village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Majerhat village out of total population, 2,627 were engaged in work activities. 85.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,627 workers engaged in Main Work, 793 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 608 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,238 2,078 160
Cultivators 793 765 28
Agriculture Labourer 608 543 65
Household Industries 160 153 7
Other Workers 677 617 60
Marginal Workers 389 258 131
Non Working 5,170 1,729 3,441

Nearby Villages to Majerhat,

Below are the list of villages near Majerhat village in Bhangar - II.

Village Population
Saduli 4,230
Uttar Kasipur 10,782
Nangalbeki 1,653
Chandi Hat 5,272
Uttar Narikel Beria 1,935
Gara Gachha 1,323
Kachua 3,648
Sat Bhaiya 1,870
Bamunia 15,582
Nangla Palpur 4,755

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