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

Maheshpur is a village situated in Nalhati - I block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 282 families residing in the village Maheshpur. The total population of Maheshpur is 1,035 out of which 539 are males and 496 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 920.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maheshpur village is 133 which is 13% of the total population. There are 75 male children and 58 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 773 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (920) of Maheshpur village.

Population
1,035
Families
282
Literacy
83.92%
Sex Ratio
920

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maheshpur is 83.9%. Thus Maheshpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 87.5% and the female literacy rate is 80.14% 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 133 75 58
Literacy 83.92% 87.5% 80.14%
Scheduled Caste 259 133 126
Scheduled Tribe 8 6 2
Illiterate 278 133 145

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Maheshpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maheshpur village out of total population, 428 were engaged in work activities. 43.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 428 workers engaged in Main Work, 26 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 132 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 185 163 22
Cultivators 26 26 0
Agriculture Labourer 132 116 16
Household Industries 5 4 1
Other Workers 22 17 5
Marginal Workers 243 144 99
Non Working 607 232 375

Nearby Villages to Maheshpur,

Below are the list of villages near Maheshpur village in Nalhati - I.

Village Population
Debagram 2,359
Rameshwarpur 1,453
Kaytha 13,154
Radipur 812
Bilkandi 1,715
Makarampur 935
Bhelian 5,901
Kanupur 740
Takipur 1,761
Kelai 765

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