Malaya Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011
Malaya is a village situated in Patharpratima block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 378 families residing in the village Malaya. The total population of Malaya is 1,921 out of which 1,014 are males and 907 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Malaya is 894.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Malaya village is 222 which is 12% of the total population. There are 111 male children and 111 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Malaya is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (894) of Malaya village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Malaya is 81.2%. Thus Malaya village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 89.37% and the female literacy rate is 71.86% in Malaya village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Malaya village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Malaya Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Malaya village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 222 | 111 | 111 |
| Literacy | 81.17% | 89.37% | 71.86% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,579 | 833 | 746 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 542 | 207 | 335 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 82.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Malaya village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Malaya village out of total population, 729 were engaged in work activities. 49.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 729 workers engaged in Main Work, 122 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 96 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 362 | 314 | 48 |
| Cultivators | 122 | 118 | 4 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 96 | 95 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 28 | 15 | 13 |
| Other Workers | 116 | 86 | 30 |
| Marginal Workers | 367 | 264 | 103 |
| Non Working | 1,192 | 436 | 756 |
Nearby Villages to Malaya,
Below are the list of villages near Malaya village in Patharpratima.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Ramdebpur | 250 |
| Nilerat | 1,823 |
| Dakshin Madhusudanpur | 2,894 |
| Dakshin Gangadharpur | 13,738 |
| Bhajna | 5,307 |
| Meherpur | 3,494 |
| Srinarayanpur | 5,098 |
| Taranagar | 4,425 |
| Purna Chandrapur | 4,099 |
| Dakshin Durgapur | 5,722 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Malaya, South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Wikipedia