Maheshpur Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Maheshpur is a village situated in Kharagpur - II block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 100 families residing in the village Maheshpur. The total population of Maheshpur is 503 out of which 246 are males and 257 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 1,045.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maheshpur village is 61 which is 12% of the total population. There are 26 male children and 35 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 1,346 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,045) of Maheshpur village.

Population
503
Families
100
Literacy
81.45%
Sex Ratio
1,045

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maheshpur is 81.4%. Thus Maheshpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 87.73% and the female literacy rate is 75.23% 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 61 26 35
Literacy 81.45% 87.73% 75.23%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 27 13 14
Illiterate 143 53 90

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.4% of total population in Maheshpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maheshpur village out of total population, 176 were engaged in work activities. 47.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 176 workers engaged in Main Work, 51 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 84 78 6
Cultivators 51 50 1
Agriculture Labourer 3 3 0
Household Industries 9 5 4
Other Workers 21 20 1
Marginal Workers 92 76 16
Non Working 327 92 235

Nearby Villages to Maheshpur,

Below are the list of villages near Maheshpur village in Kharagpur - II.

Village Population
Mominpur 252
Muksudpur 1,114
Ramnagar 622
Rajpura 717
Mendipur 802
Radhakrishnapur 225
Chaupanya 987
Keshpur 483
Kulara 493
Rambhadrapur 474

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