Maheshpur Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Maheshpur is a village situated in Puncha block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 359 families residing in the village Maheshpur. The total population of Maheshpur is 1,821 out of which 939 are males and 882 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 939.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maheshpur village is 228 which is 13% of the total population. There are 123 male children and 105 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 854 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (939) of Maheshpur village.

Population
1,821
Families
359
Literacy
76.77%
Sex Ratio
939

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maheshpur is 76.8%. Thus Maheshpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 88.97% and the female literacy rate is 63.96% 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 228 123 105
Literacy 76.77% 88.97% 63.96%
Scheduled Caste 223 114 109
Scheduled Tribe 192 108 84
Illiterate 598 213 385

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10.5% of total population in Maheshpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maheshpur village out of total population, 987 were engaged in work activities. 65.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 987 workers engaged in Main Work, 448 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 160 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 643 435 208
Cultivators 448 320 128
Agriculture Labourer 160 91 69
Other Workers 35 24 11
Marginal Workers 344 85 259
Non Working 834 419 415

Nearby Villages to Maheshpur,

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

Village Population
Jambad 3,776
Gopinathpur 364
Chandatiri 1,264
Bansa 2,696
Konapara 1,990
Shyamdi 38
Saurang 1,501
Hariharpur 1,660
Balakdi 982
Panipathar 2,118

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