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

Mahespur is a village situated in Raiganj block of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 244 families residing in the village Mahespur. The total population of Mahespur is 1,485 out of which 1,001 are males and 484 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahespur is 484.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahespur village is 147 which is 10% of the total population. There are 83 male children and 64 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahespur is 771 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (484) of Mahespur village.

Population
1,485
Families
244
Literacy
84.16%
Sex Ratio
484

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahespur is 84.2%. Thus Mahespur village has higher literacy rate compared to 49.5% of Uttar Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 89.87% and the female literacy rate is 71.67% in Mahespur village.

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

Mahespur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 147 83 64
Literacy 84.16% 89.87% 71.67%
Scheduled Caste 150 111 39
Scheduled Tribe 588 309 279
Illiterate 359 176 183

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 39.6% of total population in Mahespur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mahespur village out of total population, 897 were engaged in work activities. 87.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 897 workers engaged in Main Work, 53 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 84 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 785 702 83
Cultivators 53 38 15
Agriculture Labourer 84 41 43
Household Industries 3 1 2
Other Workers 645 622 23
Marginal Workers 112 62 50
Non Working 588 237 351

Nearby Villages to Mahespur,

Below are the list of villages near Mahespur village in Raiganj.

Village Population
Gobindapur 3,690
Mirual 1,032
Sonabari 365
Dangapara 832
Serpur 5,624
Kasba Mahasho 4,368
Patol 309
Noabari 616
Shibpur 585
Pirkasur 639

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