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Mahismari Population - South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal

Mahismari is a large village located in Jaynagar - I Block of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal with total 570 families residing. The Mahismari village has population of 2636 of which 1337 are males while 1299 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Mahismari village population of children with age 0-6 is 475 which makes up 18.02 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Mahismari village is 972 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Mahismari as per census is 1056, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Mahismari village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Mahismari village was 51.55 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Mahismari Male literacy stands at 58.14 % while female literacy rate was 44.64 %.

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

Mahismari Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 570 - -
Population 2,636 1,337 1,299
Child (0-6) 475 231 244
Schedule Caste 1,128 590 538
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 51.55 % 58.14 % 44.64 %
Total Workers 724 652 72
Main Worker 397 - -
Marginal Worker 327 272 55

Caste Factor

In Mahismari village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 42.79 % of total population in Mahismari village. The village Mahismari currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Mahismari village out of total population, 724 were engaged in work activities. 54.83 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.17 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 724 workers engaged in Main Work, 60 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 202 were Agricultural labourer.