Mahdewa Population, Caste, Working Data Pashchim Champaran, Bihar - Census 2011
Mahdewa is a village situated in Sidhaw block of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 282 families residing in the village Mahdewa. The total population of Mahdewa is 1,621 out of which 843 are males and 778 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahdewa is 923.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahdewa village is 228 which is 14% of the total population. There are 114 male children and 114 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahdewa is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (923) of Mahdewa village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahdewa is 70.6%. Thus Mahdewa village has higher literacy rate compared to 44.7% of Pashchim Champaran district. The male literacy rate is 79.97% and the female literacy rate is 60.24% in Mahdewa village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Mahdewa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Mahdewa Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mahdewa village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 228 | 114 | 114 |
| Literacy | 70.57% | 79.97% | 60.24% |
| Scheduled Caste | 207 | 112 | 95 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,303 | 670 | 633 |
| Illiterate | 638 | 260 | 378 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 80.4% of total population in Mahdewa village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Mahdewa village out of total population, 855 were engaged in work activities. 62.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 855 workers engaged in Main Work, 229 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 235 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 534 | 345 | 189 |
| Cultivators | 229 | 134 | 95 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 235 | 151 | 84 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 69 | 60 | 9 |
| Marginal Workers | 321 | 111 | 210 |
| Non Working | 766 | 387 | 379 |
Nearby Villages to Mahdewa,
Below are the list of villages near Mahdewa village in Sidhaw.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Harnatanr | 3,967 |
| Bairiya Kalan | 2,192 |
| Semra | 1,605 |
| Bairiya Khurd | 2,567 |
| Bankatwa | 1,023 |
| Chhatraul | 2,633 |
| Mahuawa | 992 |
| Garkatti | 1,157 |
| Dewtaha | 877 |
| Jarar | 2,768 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Mahdewa, Pashchim Champaran, Bihar - Wikipedia