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

Maheshpur is a village situated in Falka block of Katihar district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 649 families residing in the village Maheshpur. The total population of Maheshpur is 3,098 out of which 1,513 are males and 1,585 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 1,048.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maheshpur village is 739 which is 24% of the total population. There are 364 male children and 375 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 1,030 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,048) of Maheshpur village.

Population
3,098
Families
649
Literacy
35.78%
Sex Ratio
1,048

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maheshpur is 35.8%. Thus Maheshpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 41.7% of Katihar district. The male literacy rate is 45.34% and the female literacy rate is 26.69% 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 739 364 375
Literacy 35.78% 45.34% 26.69%
Scheduled Caste 5 3 2
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,254 992 1,262

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.2% 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, 1,327 were engaged in work activities. 62.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,327 workers engaged in Main Work, 183 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 556 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 829 443 386
Cultivators 183 111 72
Agriculture Labourer 556 273 283
Household Industries 38 19 19
Other Workers 52 40 12
Marginal Workers 498 231 267
Non Working 1,771 839 932

Nearby Villages to Maheshpur,

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

Village Population
Musapur 611
Salehpur 8,851
Basaili 74
Bhangha 10,184
Giriawan 396
Turki 1,040
Giriawan 2,193
Bharsia 6,232
Majha Diara 753
Amol 4,105

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