Maheshpur Population, Caste, Working Data Gopalganj, Bihar - Census 2011

Maheshpur is a village situated in Bijaipur block of Gopalganj district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 126 families residing in the village Maheshpur. The total population of Maheshpur is 778 out of which 377 are males and 401 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 1,064.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maheshpur village is 96 which is 12% of the total population. There are 49 male children and 47 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 959 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,064) of Maheshpur village.

Population
778
Families
126
Literacy
73.75%
Sex Ratio
1,064

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maheshpur is 73.8%. Thus Maheshpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 54% of Gopalganj district. The male literacy rate is 87.8% and the female literacy rate is 60.73% 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 96 49 47
Literacy 73.75% 87.8% 60.73%
Scheduled Caste 233 110 123
Scheduled Tribe 8 5 3
Illiterate 275 89 186

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1% of total population in Maheshpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maheshpur village out of total population, 204 were engaged in work activities. 79.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 204 workers engaged in Main Work, 86 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 163 131 32
Cultivators 86 63 23
Agriculture Labourer 2 1 1
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 74 66 8
Marginal Workers 41 31 10
Non Working 574 215 359

Nearby Villages to Maheshpur,

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

Village Population
Harpur 744
Khajuha Khurd 350
Hari Marpi 25
Puraina 822
Amawa 927
Chainpur 880
Bamhnauli 167
Sonbarsa 236
Mathia 137
Rampur 169

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