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Mahela Population - Banka, Bihar

Mahela is a large village located in Dhuraiya Block of Banka district, Bihar with total 611 families residing. The Mahela village has population of 3446 of which 1786 are males while 1660 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Mahela village population of children with age 0-6 is 780 which makes up 22.63 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Mahela village is 929 which is higher than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Mahela as per census is 848, lower than Bihar average of 935.

Mahela village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Mahela village was 44.86 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Mahela Male literacy stands at 60.19 % while female literacy rate was 28.80 %.

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

Mahela Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 611 - -
Population 3,446 1,786 1,660
Child (0-6) 780 422 358
Schedule Caste 219 109 110
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 44.86 % 60.19 % 28.80 %
Total Workers 1,536 851 685
Main Worker 737 - -
Marginal Worker 799 264 535

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.36 % of total population in Mahela village. The village Mahela currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Mahela village out of total population, 1536 were engaged in work activities. 47.98 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.02 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1536 workers engaged in Main Work, 378 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 283 were Agricultural labourer.