Malsagaon Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Malsagaon is a village situated in Falakata block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 911 families residing in the village Malsagaon. The total population of Malsagaon is 3,926 out of which 1,985 are males and 1,941 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Malsagaon is 978.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Malsagaon village is 538 which is 14% of the total population. There are 276 male children and 262 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Malsagaon is 949 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (978) of Malsagaon village.

Population
3,926
Families
911
Literacy
63.28%
Sex Ratio
978

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Malsagaon is 63.3%. Thus Malsagaon village has lower literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 69.81% and the female literacy rate is 56.64% in Malsagaon village.

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

Malsagaon Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 538 276 262
Literacy 63.28% 69.81% 56.64%
Scheduled Caste 2,747 1,375 1,372
Scheduled Tribe 340 182 158
Illiterate 1,782 792 990

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 70% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.7% of total population in Malsagaon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Malsagaon village out of total population, 1,710 were engaged in work activities. 68.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,710 workers engaged in Main Work, 366 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 577 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,171 927 244
Cultivators 366 338 28
Agriculture Labourer 577 397 180
Household Industries 59 36 23
Other Workers 169 156 13
Marginal Workers 539 227 312
Non Working 2,216 831 1,385

Nearby Villages to Malsagaon,

Below are the list of villages near Malsagaon village in Falakata.

Village Population
Sarugaon Tea Garden 3,424
Pramode Nagar 4,100
Ghatpar Sarugram 3,063
Gokulnagar 3,924
Dhanirampur 5,380
Balasundar 3,811
Khagenhat 5,185
Jaychandpur 4,186
Sishabari Sarugaon 1,997
Bhutnir Ghat 3,718

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