Malthol Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Malthol is a village situated in Purulia - II block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 684 families residing in the village Malthol. The total population of Malthol is 3,289 out of which 1,670 are males and 1,619 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Malthol is 969.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Malthol village is 422 which is 13% of the total population. There are 208 male children and 214 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Malthol is 1,029 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (969) of Malthol village.

Population
3,289
Families
684
Literacy
61.67%
Sex Ratio
969

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Malthol is 61.7%. Thus Malthol village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 75.17% and the female literacy rate is 47.62% in Malthol village.

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

Malthol Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 422 208 214
Literacy 61.67% 75.17% 47.62%
Scheduled Caste 689 347 342
Scheduled Tribe 2 1 1
Illiterate 1,521 571 950

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Malthol village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Malthol village out of total population, 1,385 were engaged in work activities. 31% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 69% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,385 workers engaged in Main Work, 120 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 183 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 429 402 27
Cultivators 120 117 3
Agriculture Labourer 183 178 5
Household Industries 8 8 0
Other Workers 118 99 19
Marginal Workers 956 526 430
Non Working 1,904 742 1,162

Nearby Villages to Malthol,

Below are the list of villages near Malthol village in Purulia - II.

Village Population
Kanchanpur 274
Chamrubera 291
Modhagara 471
Pithajora 2,717
Khairibahal 761
Jalika 2,044
Dubrajpur 1,284
Pirargarya 2,664
Raghudi 861
Baryadi 344

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