Marakhana Population, Caste, Working Data Hugli, West Bengal - Census 2011

Marakhana is a village situated in Khanakul - II block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,151 families residing in the village Marakhana. The total population of Marakhana is 5,526 out of which 2,819 are males and 2,707 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Marakhana is 960.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Marakhana village is 703 which is 13% of the total population. There are 365 male children and 338 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Marakhana is 926 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (960) of Marakhana village.

Population
5,526
Families
1,151
Literacy
82.04%
Sex Ratio
960

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Marakhana is 82%. Thus Marakhana village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 88.3% and the female literacy rate is 75.56% in Marakhana village.

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

Marakhana Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 703 365 338
Literacy 82.04% 88.3% 75.56%
Scheduled Caste 1,187 620 567
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,569 652 917

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Marakhana village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Marakhana village out of total population, 2,048 were engaged in work activities. 69.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,048 workers engaged in Main Work, 121 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 145 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,427 1,331 96
Cultivators 121 112 9
Agriculture Labourer 145 138 7
Household Industries 110 101 9
Other Workers 1,051 980 71
Marginal Workers 621 445 176
Non Working 3,478 1,043 2,435

Nearby Villages to Marakhana,

Below are the list of villages near Marakhana village in Khanakul - II.

Village Population
Dhaldanga 2,972
Manikdwip 300
Chand Kundu 2,884
Joariachak 259
Banhijli 3,298
Mahishnala Damkunda 117
Nandanpur 7,778
Hayatpur 7,805
Madhyarang 1,748
Bhairabpur 659

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