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Maha Bishra Population - Purba Medinipur, West Bengal

Maha Bishra is a large village located in Egra - I Block of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 602 families residing. The Maha Bishra village has population of 2612 of which 1354 are males while 1258 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Maha Bishra village population of children with age 0-6 is 304 which makes up 11.64 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Maha Bishra village is 929 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Maha Bishra as per census is 1027, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Maha Bishra village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Maha Bishra village was 84.36 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Maha Bishra Male literacy stands at 90.03 % while female literacy rate was 78.17 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Maha Bishra 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 Maha Bishra village.

Maha Bishra Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 602 - -
Population 2,612 1,354 1,258
Child (0-6) 304 150 154
Schedule Caste 788 418 370
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 84.36 % 90.03 % 78.17 %
Total Workers 1,210 864 346
Main Worker 759 - -
Marginal Worker 451 135 316

Caste Factor

Maha Bishra village of Purba Medinipur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.17 % of total population in Maha Bishra village. The village Maha Bishra currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Maha Bishra village out of total population, 1210 were engaged in work activities. 62.73 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.27 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1210 workers engaged in Main Work, 432 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 270 were Agricultural labourer.