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

Maheshpur is a village situated in Korha block of Katihar district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 720 families residing in the village Maheshpur. The total population of Maheshpur is 3,379 out of which 1,770 are males and 1,609 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 909.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maheshpur village is 611 which is 18% of the total population. There are 308 male children and 303 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 984 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (909) of Maheshpur village.

Population
3,379
Families
720
Literacy
59.36%
Sex Ratio
909

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maheshpur is 59.4%. Thus Maheshpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 41.7% of Katihar district. The male literacy rate is 68.06% and the female literacy rate is 49.62% 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 611 308 303
Literacy 59.36% 68.06% 49.62%
Scheduled Caste 126 71 55
Scheduled Tribe 98 69 29
Illiterate 1,736 775 961

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.9% of total population in Maheshpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maheshpur village out of total population, 1,318 were engaged in work activities. 89.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,318 workers engaged in Main Work, 69 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,004 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,179 766 413
Cultivators 69 53 16
Agriculture Labourer 1,004 637 367
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 105 75 30
Marginal Workers 139 64 75
Non Working 2,061 940 1,121

Nearby Villages to Maheshpur,

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

Village Population
Zorabganj 2,174
Korha 4,584
Musapur 14,848
Gorgaon 2,813
Musapur Milik 85
Genrabari 4,542
Ekamba 1,694
Mahinathpur 3,479
Basgara 4,162
Sisia Sheoparshad 5,890

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