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

Maheshpur is a village situated in Jangipara block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 206 families residing in the village Maheshpur. The total population of Maheshpur is 841 out of which 427 are males and 414 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 970.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maheshpur village is 77 which is 9% of the total population. There are 40 male children and 37 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 925 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (970) of Maheshpur village.

Population
841
Families
206
Literacy
69.37%
Sex Ratio
970

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maheshpur is 69.4%. Thus Maheshpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 77.52% and the female literacy rate is 61.01% 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 77 40 37
Literacy 69.37% 77.52% 61.01%
Scheduled Caste 334 172 162
Scheduled Tribe 131 67 64
Illiterate 311 127 184

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15.6% of total population in Maheshpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maheshpur village out of total population, 390 were engaged in work activities. 96.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 390 workers engaged in Main Work, 72 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 288 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 376 270 106
Cultivators 72 72 0
Agriculture Labourer 288 188 100
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 12 6 6
Marginal Workers 14 4 10
Non Working 451 153 298

Nearby Villages to Maheshpur,

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

Village Population
Majurkha 396
Shrihatta 993
Bhurkul 974
Somnagar 671
Santanpur 579
Krishnapur 745
Radhanagar 2,736
Nilarpur 2,692
Chandrahati 1,282
Chaurpur 499

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