Maheshpur Population, Caste, Working Data Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Maheshpur is a village situated in Kaliaganj block of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 487 families residing in the village Maheshpur. The total population of Maheshpur is 2,181 out of which 1,108 are males and 1,073 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 968.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maheshpur village is 282 which is 13% of the total population. There are 153 male children and 129 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 843 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (968) of Maheshpur village.

Population
2,181
Families
487
Literacy
66.88%
Sex Ratio
968

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maheshpur is 66.9%. Thus Maheshpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 49.5% of Uttar Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 72.77% and the female literacy rate is 60.91% 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 282 153 129
Literacy 66.88% 72.77% 60.91%
Scheduled Caste 1,433 723 710
Scheduled Tribe 99 55 44
Illiterate 911 413 498

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 65.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.5% of total population in Maheshpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maheshpur village out of total population, 828 were engaged in work activities. 95.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 828 workers engaged in Main Work, 352 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 391 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 794 636 158
Cultivators 352 337 15
Agriculture Labourer 391 266 125
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 50 32 18
Marginal Workers 34 8 26
Non Working 1,353 464 889

Nearby Villages to Maheshpur,

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

Village Population
Joydebpur 524
Khurkhuria 255
Mahatair 210
Bhabanipur 1,964
Puria 2,289
Chak Bhabanipur 209
Deogaon 3,278
Paligaon 1,834
Madhya Durgapur 1,437
Baikunthapur 1,372

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