Mahishmuri Population, Caste, Working Data Koch Bihar, West Bengal - Census 2011
Mahishmuri is a village situated in Sitalkuchi block of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,238 families residing in the village Mahishmuri. The total population of Mahishmuri is 5,525 out of which 2,880 are males and 2,645 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahishmuri is 918.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahishmuri village is 782 which is 14% of the total population. There are 399 male children and 383 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahishmuri is 960 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (918) of Mahishmuri village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahishmuri is 65.5%. Thus Mahishmuri village has lower literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Koch Bihar district. The male literacy rate is 74.2% and the female literacy rate is 56.06% in Mahishmuri village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Mahishmuri village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Mahishmuri Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mahishmuri village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 782 | 399 | 383 |
| Literacy | 65.55% | 74.2% | 56.06% |
| Scheduled Caste | 3,915 | 2,054 | 1,861 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Illiterate | 2,416 | 1,039 | 1,377 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 70.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Mahishmuri village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Mahishmuri village out of total population, 2,074 were engaged in work activities. 84.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,074 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,316 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 310 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,747 | 1,442 | 305 |
| Cultivators | 1,316 | 1,164 | 152 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 310 | 195 | 115 |
| Household Industries | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| Other Workers | 105 | 76 | 29 |
| Marginal Workers | 327 | 101 | 226 |
| Non Working | 3,451 | 1,337 | 2,114 |
Nearby Villages to Mahishmuri,
Below are the list of villages near Mahishmuri village in Sitalkuchi.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Sangarbari | 1,227 |
| Khochabari | 100 |
| Chhota Madhusudan | 1,005 |
| Madhyam Madhusudan | 1,054 |
| Nalgram | 3,802 |
| Khasbas Khalisamari | 2,424 |
| Sonarchalun | 3,227 |
| Chengerkuthi Khalisamari | 3,861 |
| Chhota Khalisamari | 681 |
| Jatamari | 2,548 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Mahishmuri, Koch Bihar, West Bengal - Wikipedia