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Mahuganwan Population - Palamu, Jharkhand

Mahuganwan is a large village located in Pandu Block of Palamu district, Jharkhand with total 637 families residing. The Mahuganwan village has population of 3708 of which 1979 are males while 1729 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Mahuganwan village population of children with age 0-6 is 626 which makes up 16.88 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Mahuganwan village is 874 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Mahuganwan as per census is 809, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Mahuganwan village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Mahuganwan village was 60.58 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Mahuganwan Male literacy stands at 71.22 % while female literacy rate was 48.59 %.

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

Mahuganwan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 637 - -
Population 3,708 1,979 1,729
Child (0-6) 626 346 280
Schedule Caste 1,317 710 607
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 60.58 % 71.22 % 48.59 %
Total Workers 1,508 934 574
Main Worker 204 - -
Marginal Worker 1,304 762 542

Caste Factor

In Mahuganwan village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.52 % of total population in Mahuganwan village. The village Mahuganwan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Mahuganwan village out of total population, 1508 were engaged in work activities. 13.53 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 86.47 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1508 workers engaged in Main Work, 17 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 165 were Agricultural labourer.