Maheshpur Population, Caste, Working Data Dhanbad, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Maheshpur is a village situated in Baghmara-Cum-Katras block of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 633 families residing in the village Maheshpur. The total population of Maheshpur is 3,234 out of which 1,669 are males and 1,565 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 938.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maheshpur village is 465 which is 14% of the total population. There are 228 male children and 237 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 1,039 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (938) of Maheshpur village.

Population
3,234
Families
633
Literacy
80.35%
Sex Ratio
938

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maheshpur is 80.4%. Thus Maheshpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.2% of Dhanbad district. The male literacy rate is 88.69% and the female literacy rate is 71.31% 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 465 228 237
Literacy 80.35% 88.69% 71.31%
Scheduled Caste 931 466 465
Scheduled Tribe 72 39 33
Illiterate 1,009 391 618

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.2% of total population in Maheshpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maheshpur village out of total population, 899 were engaged in work activities. 81.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 899 workers engaged in Main Work, 27 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 734 656 78
Cultivators 27 17 10
Agriculture Labourer 6 5 1
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 697 630 67
Marginal Workers 165 137 28
Non Working 2,335 876 1,459

Nearby Villages to Maheshpur,

Below are the list of villages near Maheshpur village in Baghmara-Cum-Katras.

Village Population
Nawagarh 541
Asokhunti 484
Targa 2,234
Bansjora 2,421
Amadi 444
Radhanagar 2,671
Deoghara 3,149
Ranidih 638
Patrakuli 1,013
Bhurungia 2,038

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