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Mahisha Gerya Population - Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal

Mahisha Gerya is a medium size village located in Keshpur Block of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 158 families residing. The Mahisha Gerya village has population of 782 of which 408 are males while 374 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Mahisha Gerya village population of children with age 0-6 is 104 which makes up 13.30 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Mahisha Gerya village is 917 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Mahisha Gerya as per census is 1122, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Mahisha Gerya village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Mahisha Gerya village was 83.78 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Mahisha Gerya Male literacy stands at 89.69 % while female literacy rate was 77.12 %.

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

Mahisha Gerya Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 158 - -
Population 782 408 374
Child (0-6) 104 49 55
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 83.78 % 89.69 % 77.12 %
Total Workers 259 244 15
Main Worker 235 - -
Marginal Worker 24 22 2

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Mahisha Gerya village of Paschim Medinipur district.

Work Profile

In Mahisha Gerya village out of total population, 259 were engaged in work activities. 90.73 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.27 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 259 workers engaged in Main Work, 47 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 67 were Agricultural labourer.