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

Maheshpur is a village situated in Bashant Rai* block of Godda district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 200 families residing in the village Maheshpur. The total population of Maheshpur is 1,147 out of which 602 are males and 545 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 905.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maheshpur village is 197 which is 17% of the total population. There are 99 male children and 98 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 990 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (905) of Maheshpur village.

Population
1,147
Families
200
Literacy
63.68%
Sex Ratio
905

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maheshpur is 63.7%. Thus Maheshpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 46% of Godda district. The male literacy rate is 70.58% and the female literacy rate is 55.93% 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 197 99 98
Literacy 63.68% 70.58% 55.93%
Scheduled Caste 297 151 146
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 542 247 295

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Maheshpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maheshpur village out of total population, 460 were engaged in work activities. 32.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 67.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 460 workers engaged in Main Work, 5 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 61 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 148 115 33
Cultivators 5 4 1
Agriculture Labourer 61 42 19
Household Industries 6 6 0
Other Workers 76 63 13
Marginal Workers 312 191 121
Non Working 687 296 391

Nearby Villages to Maheshpur,

Below are the list of villages near Maheshpur village in Bashant Rai*.

Village Population
Hilawa 2,348
Susti 2,503
Chanai Chak 968
Bodra 1,386
Barhampur 2,458
Kharti 695
Resamba 1,618
Barhara 386
Bajpai 426
Amarpur Ghal 2,028

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