Maheshpur Population, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Maheshpur is a village situated in Salanpur block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 195 families residing in the village Maheshpur. The total population of Maheshpur is 1,184 out of which 588 are males and 596 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 1,014.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maheshpur village is 170 which is 14% of the total population. There are 77 male children and 93 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 1,208 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,014) of Maheshpur village.

Population
1,184
Families
195
Literacy
63.51%
Sex Ratio
1,014

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maheshpur is 63.5%. Thus Maheshpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 78.47% and the female literacy rate is 48.31% in Maheshpur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Maheshpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Maheshpur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Maheshpur village.

Total Male Female
Children 170 77 93
Literacy 63.51% 78.47% 48.31%
Scheduled Caste 268 141 127
Scheduled Tribe 784 384 400
Illiterate 540 187 353

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 66.2% of total population in Maheshpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maheshpur village out of total population, 421 were engaged in work activities. 78.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 421 workers engaged in Main Work, 4 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 158 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 329 280 49
Cultivators 4 3 1
Agriculture Labourer 158 145 13
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 166 131 35
Marginal Workers 92 48 44
Non Working 763 260 503

Nearby Villages to Maheshpur,

Below are the list of villages near Maheshpur village in Salanpur.

Village Population
Hadla 2,479
Srirampur 505
Dhanudi 417
Nakrajuria 2,746
Barabai 1,259
Salanpur 4,739
Dendua 2,297
Khudika 3,630
Ramdi 1,712
Dhundabad 1,002

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