Maragaon Population, Caste, Working Data Bastar, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Maragaon is a village situated in Makdi tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 319 families residing in the village Maragaon. The total population of Maragaon is 1,577 out of which 790 are males and 787 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maragaon is 996.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maragaon village is 214 which is 14% of the total population. There are 116 male children and 98 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maragaon is 845 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (996) of Maragaon village.

Population
1,577
Families
319
Literacy
54.44%
Sex Ratio
996

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maragaon is 54.4%. Thus Maragaon village has higher literacy rate compared to 46.1% of Bastar district. The male literacy rate is 65.43% and the female literacy rate is 43.69% in Maragaon village.

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

Maragaon Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 214 116 98
Literacy 54.44% 65.43% 43.69%
Scheduled Caste 54 30 24
Scheduled Tribe 1,182 586 596
Illiterate 835 349 486

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 75% of total population in Maragaon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maragaon village out of total population, 890 were engaged in work activities. 80% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 890 workers engaged in Main Work, 513 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 135 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 712 395 317
Cultivators 513 315 198
Agriculture Labourer 135 37 98
Household Industries 31 16 15
Other Workers 33 27 6
Marginal Workers 178 49 129
Non Working 687 346 341

Nearby Villages to Maragaon,

Below are the list of villages near Maragaon village in Makdi.

Village Population
Manjhiborand 1,802
Shampur 1,991
Biwla 789
Hukkabedapathari 904
Balond 2,468
Sohanga 635
Badra 931
Torondi 1,719
Kerawahi 2,467
Deoharduli 391

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