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

Maheshpur is a village situated in Tarakeswar block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 398 families residing in the village Maheshpur. The total population of Maheshpur is 1,498 out of which 758 are males and 740 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 976.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maheshpur village is 131 which is 9% of the total population. There are 62 male children and 69 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 1,113 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (976) of Maheshpur village.

Population
1,498
Families
398
Literacy
79.15%
Sex Ratio
976

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maheshpur is 79.2%. Thus Maheshpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 87.36% and the female literacy rate is 70.64% 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 131 62 69
Literacy 79.15% 87.36% 70.64%
Scheduled Caste 328 172 156
Scheduled Tribe 126 66 60
Illiterate 416 150 266

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.4% of total population in Maheshpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maheshpur village out of total population, 695 were engaged in work activities. 60.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 695 workers engaged in Main Work, 121 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 130 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 418 359 59
Cultivators 121 118 3
Agriculture Labourer 130 105 25
Household Industries 27 21 6
Other Workers 140 115 25
Marginal Workers 277 144 133
Non Working 803 255 548

Nearby Villages to Maheshpur,

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

Village Population
Somserpur 918
Radhanagar 1,006
Kulut 1,080
Nandanbati 604
Rambati 976
Sardarpur 709
Bharamalpur 556
Kanaipur 1,030
Aknapur 2,096
Bagbari 1,739

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