Maheshpur Population, Caste, Working Data Surguja, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Maheshpur is a village situated in Udaypur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 149 families residing in the village Maheshpur. The total population of Maheshpur is 733 out of which 358 are males and 375 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 1,047.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maheshpur village is 122 which is 17% of the total population. There are 60 male children and 62 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 1,033 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,047) of Maheshpur village.

Population
733
Families
149
Literacy
61.05%
Sex Ratio
1,047

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maheshpur is 61%. Thus Maheshpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.3% of Surguja district. The male literacy rate is 69.13% and the female literacy rate is 53.35% 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 122 60 62
Literacy 61.05% 69.13% 53.35%
Scheduled Caste 71 40 31
Scheduled Tribe 518 246 272
Illiterate 360 152 208

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 70.7% of total population in Maheshpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maheshpur village out of total population, 382 were engaged in work activities. 96.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 382 workers engaged in Main Work, 335 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 370 192 178
Cultivators 335 168 167
Agriculture Labourer 15 11 4
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 19 12 7
Marginal Workers 12 2 10
Non Working 351 164 187

Nearby Villages to Maheshpur,

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

Village Population
Mohanpur 2,059
Manpur 714
Jajga 2,223
Sanibarra 842
Kawalgiri 1,198
Laxmangarh 1,518
Chainpur 1,520
Kumdewa 1,543
Bakoi 483
Sayar 1,151

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