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

Maheshpur is a village situated in Barsoi block of Katihar district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 982 families residing in the village Maheshpur. The total population of Maheshpur is 5,469 out of which 2,791 are males and 2,678 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 960.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maheshpur village is 1253 which is 23% of the total population. There are 615 male children and 638 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 1,037 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (960) of Maheshpur village.

Population
5,469
Families
982
Literacy
23.62%
Sex Ratio
960

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maheshpur is 23.6%. Thus Maheshpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 41.7% of Katihar district. The male literacy rate is 27.25% and the female literacy rate is 19.75% 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 1,253 615 638
Literacy 23.62% 27.25% 19.75%
Scheduled Caste 128 66 62
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 4,473 2,198 2,275

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.3% 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, 1,407 were engaged in work activities. 85.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,407 workers engaged in Main Work, 292 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 892 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,205 1,158 47
Cultivators 292 287 5
Agriculture Labourer 892 854 38
Other Workers 21 17 4
Marginal Workers 202 187 15
Non Working 4,062 1,446 2,616

Nearby Villages to Maheshpur,

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

Village Population
Bazidgachh 1,502
Bansgaon 4,548
Dogachh 1,759
Nandal 735
Chhota Sikarpur 1,201
Sorakhar 468
Shikarpur 5,120
Bhawanipur 1,179
Puria 1,710
Goaltoli 1,346

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