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Maldah Population - Sheikhpura, Bihar

Maldah is a large village located in Barbigha Block of Sheikhpura district, Bihar with total 1129 families residing. The Maldah village has population of 7264 of which 3757 are males while 3507 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Maldah village population of children with age 0-6 is 1284 which makes up 17.68 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Maldah village is 933 which is higher than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Maldah as per census is 966, higher than Bihar average of 935.

Maldah village has higher literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Maldah village was 70.92 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Maldah Male literacy stands at 80.41 % while female literacy rate was 60.67 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Maldah village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Maldah village.

Maldah Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,129 - -
Population 7,264 3,757 3,507
Child (0-6) 1,284 653 631
Schedule Caste 1,183 608 575
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 70.92 % 80.41 % 60.67 %
Total Workers 2,361 1,735 626
Main Worker 2,188 - -
Marginal Worker 173 86 87

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.29 % of total population in Maldah village. The village Maldah currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Maldah village out of total population, 2361 were engaged in work activities. 92.67 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.33 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2361 workers engaged in Main Work, 558 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1303 were Agricultural labourer.