Mandahar Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Mandahar is a village situated in Kushmundi block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 175 families residing in the village Mandahar. The total population of Mandahar is 813 out of which 410 are males and 403 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mandahar is 983.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mandahar village is 103 which is 13% of the total population. There are 44 male children and 59 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mandahar is 1,341 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (983) of Mandahar village.

Population
813
Families
175
Literacy
59.15%
Sex Ratio
983

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mandahar is 59.2%. Thus Mandahar village has lower literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 66.12% and the female literacy rate is 51.74% in Mandahar village.

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

Mandahar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 103 44 59
Literacy 59.15% 66.12% 51.74%
Scheduled Caste 799 405 394
Scheduled Tribe 13 5 8
Illiterate 393 168 225

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 98.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Mandahar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mandahar village out of total population, 260 were engaged in work activities. 73.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 260 workers engaged in Main Work, 137 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 27 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 192 181 11
Cultivators 137 136 1
Agriculture Labourer 27 24 3
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 27 20 7
Marginal Workers 68 50 18
Non Working 553 179 374

Nearby Villages to Mandahar,

Below are the list of villages near Mandahar village in Kushmundi.

Village Population
Makail 1,688
Bhikanpur 310
Nakarna 295
Keshabpur 1,350
Arazi Minapara 899
Sarenga 609
Arazi Shrirampur 370
Balaspur 545
Tilchar 153
Betahar 1,942

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