Maharajpur Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Maharajpur is a village situated in Keshpur block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 495 families residing in the village Maharajpur. The total population of Maharajpur is 2,566 out of which 1,289 are males and 1,277 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maharajpur is 991.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Maharajpur village is 352 which is 14% of the total population. There are 169 male children and 183 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maharajpur is 1,083 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (991) of Maharajpur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maharajpur is 73.4%. Thus Maharajpur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 78.93% and the female literacy rate is 67.82% in Maharajpur village.

Population
2,566
Families
495
Literacy
73.44%
Sex Ratio
991

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

Maharajpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 352 169 183
Literacy 73.44% 78.93% 67.82%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 427 216 211
Illiterate 940 405 535

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 16.6% of total population in Maharajpur village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maharajpur village out of total population, 1,022 were engaged in work activities. 83.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,022 workers engaged in Main Work, 309 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 467 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 851 670 181
Cultivators 309 301 8
Agriculture Labourer 467 312 155
Household Industries 14 9 5
Other Workers 61 48 13
Marginal Workers 171 75 96
Non Working 1,544 544 1,000

Map of Maharajpur, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Maharajpur, Keshpur

Below are the list of villages near Maharajpur village in Keshpur.

Village Population
Saishol 1,552
Gopinathpur 534
Sapadiha 404
Sankrui 1,108
Majhigar 274
Ekrasol 240
Hatbandi 240
Gopal Bandh 1,213
Baldangra 161
Bhandaria 77

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