Maheshwa Population, Caste, Working Data Katihar, Bihar - Census 2011

Maheshwa is a village situated in Korha block of Katihar district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,079 families residing in the village Maheshwa. The total population of Maheshwa is 6,012 out of which 3,016 are males and 2,996 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maheshwa is 993.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maheshwa village is 1542 which is 26% of the total population. There are 737 male children and 805 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maheshwa is 1,092 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (993) of Maheshwa village.

Population
6,012
Families
1,079
Literacy
31.03%
Sex Ratio
993

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maheshwa is 31%. Thus Maheshwa village has lower literacy rate compared to 41.7% of Katihar district. The male literacy rate is 34.71% and the female literacy rate is 27.2% in Maheshwa village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Maheshwa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Maheshwa Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Maheshwa village.

Total Male Female
Children 1,542 737 805
Literacy 31.03% 34.71% 27.2%
Scheduled Caste 984 511 473
Scheduled Tribe 622 289 333
Illiterate 4,625 2,225 2,400

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10.3% of total population in Maheshwa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maheshwa village out of total population, 2,138 were engaged in work activities. 70% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,138 workers engaged in Main Work, 407 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,014 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,497 1,264 233
Cultivators 407 388 19
Agriculture Labourer 1,014 818 196
Household Industries 3 1 2
Other Workers 73 57 16
Marginal Workers 641 195 446
Non Working 3,874 1,557 2,317

Nearby Villages to Maheshwa,

Below are the list of villages near Maheshwa village in Korha.

Village Population
Parmanpur 1,819
Kumhra 2,341
Bishunpur 1,707
Sisia Sheoparshad 5,890
Bahar khal 3,243
Mahinathpur 3,479
Sadalpur Khurd 2,898
Ramaili 1,520
Musapur Milik 85
Rupaspur 2,070

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