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Mahendrapur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011

Mahendrapur is a Census Town city situated in Suti - II block of Murshidabad district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,267 families residing in the Mahendrapur city. The total population of Mahendrapur is 6,979 out of which 3,482 are males and 3,497 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahendrapur is 1,004.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahendrapur city is 1475 which is 21% of the total population. There are 739 male children and 736 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahendrapur is 996 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,004).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahendrapur is 66%. Thus Mahendrapur has lower literacy rate compared to 66.6% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 71.75% and the female literacy rate is 60.23% in Mahendrapur.

Mahendrapur Census Town has total administration over 1,267 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Mahendrapur Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mahendrapur Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,475 739 736
Literacy 66% 56.5% 47.6%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 3,348 1,514 1,834

Caste-wise Population - Mahendrapur

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

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Mahendrapur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Mahendrapur is 55 which is 0.79% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Mahendrapur is 6,912 which is 99.04% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Mahendrapur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 55 (0.79%) 36 19
Muslim 6,912 (99.04%) 3,438 3,474
Christian 5 (0.07%) 2 3
Sikh 2 (0.03%) 2 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.07%) 4 1

Literacy Rate - Mahendrapur

The total literacy rate of Mahendrapur was 65.97% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 3,631 literates, males were 1,968 while females were 1,663. Also the male literacy rate was 71.75% and the female literacy rate was 60.23% in Mahendrapur.

  Mahendrapur West Bengal
Female 60.23% 70.54%
Male 71.75% 81.69%
Total 65.97% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Mahendrapur

The Sex Ratio of Mahendrapur is 1,004. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,004 females in Mahendrapur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 996 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,004 ) of Mahendrapur.

Child Population - Mahendrapur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,475 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mahendrapur. Out of which 739 were male while 736 were female.

Working Population - Mahendrapur

In Mahendrapur Census Town out of total population, 3,034 were engaged in work activities. 90.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,034 workers engaged in Main Work, 28 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 37 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,757 1,435 1,322
Cultivators 28 26 2
Agriculture Labourer 37 35 2
Household Industries 2,082 806 1,276
Other Workers 610 568 42
Marginal Workers 277 133 144
Non Working 3,945 1,914 2,031

Mahendrapur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Mahendrapur is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,979 52% 1,004

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