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

Maheshpur is a village situated in Hilsa block of Nalanda district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 231 families residing in the village Maheshpur. The total population of Maheshpur is 1,518 out of which 799 are males and 719 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 900.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maheshpur village is 273 which is 18% of the total population. There are 134 male children and 139 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 (900) of Maheshpur village.

Population
1,518
Families
231
Literacy
68.92%
Sex Ratio
900

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maheshpur is 68.9%. Thus Maheshpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.8% of Nalanda district. The male literacy rate is 81.65% and the female literacy rate is 54.31% 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 273 134 139
Literacy 68.92% 81.65% 54.31%
Scheduled Caste 224 118 106
Scheduled Tribe 2 1 1
Illiterate 660 256 404

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Maheshpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maheshpur village out of total population, 476 were engaged in work activities. 28.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 71.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 476 workers engaged in Main Work, 17 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 104 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 137 129 8
Cultivators 17 13 4
Agriculture Labourer 104 102 2
Other Workers 16 14 2
Marginal Workers 339 241 98
Non Working 1,042 429 613

Nearby Villages to Maheshpur,

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

Village Population
Renri 5,144
Muhammadpur 1,370
Sipara 2,696
Gosainpur 814
Alipur 2,467
Mirzapur 3,592
Kawa 5,445
Maranchi 643
Ghosi 4,707
Bazidpur 389

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