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

Maheshpur is a village situated in Nandigram - I block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 290 families residing in the village Maheshpur. The total population of Maheshpur is 1,514 out of which 794 are males and 720 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 907.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maheshpur village is 156 which is 10% of the total population. There are 81 male children and 75 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 926 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (907) of Maheshpur village.

Population
1,514
Families
290
Literacy
91.53%
Sex Ratio
907

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maheshpur is 91.5%. Thus Maheshpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 95.79% and the female literacy rate is 86.82% 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 156 81 75
Literacy 91.53% 95.79% 86.82%
Scheduled Caste 1,062 553 509
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 271 111 160

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 70.1% 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, 504 were engaged in work activities. 44% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 504 workers engaged in Main Work, 31 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 77 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 222 209 13
Cultivators 31 31 0
Agriculture Labourer 77 73 4
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 112 103 9
Marginal Workers 282 271 11
Non Working 1,010 314 696

Nearby Villages to Maheshpur,

Below are the list of villages near Maheshpur village in Nandigram - I.

Village Population
Jhatibani 357
Parul Bari 1,718
Raynagar 894
Gokul Nagar 7,213
Amgechhya 5,333
Keshabpur 841
Chhayghari 1,263
Bara Nagar 595
Daudpur 6,132
Chak Chilinga 233

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