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

Maheshpur is a village situated in English Bazar block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 256 families residing in the village Maheshpur. The total population of Maheshpur is 1,178 out of which 608 are males and 570 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 938.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Maheshpur village is 133 which is 11% of the total population. There are 62 male children and 71 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 1,145 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (938) of Maheshpur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maheshpur is 75.5%. Thus Maheshpur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 80.77% and the female literacy rate is 69.74% in Maheshpur village.

Population
1,178
Families
256
Literacy
75.5%
Sex Ratio
938

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 133 62 71
Literacy 75.5% 80.77% 69.74%
Scheduled Caste 187 101 86
Scheduled Tribe 1 0 1
Illiterate 389 167 222

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Maheshpur village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maheshpur village out of total population, 454 were engaged in work activities. 50.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 454 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 231 190 41
Cultivators 1 1 0
Agriculture Labourer 2 1 1
Household Industries 30 28 2
Other Workers 198 160 38
Marginal Workers 223 152 71
Non Working 724 266 458

Map of Maheshpur, Maldah, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Maheshpur, English Bazar

Below are the list of villages near Maheshpur village in English Bazar.

Village Population
Gabgachhi 1,806
Jagadishpur 483
Dakshin Jadupur 5,623
Nischintapur 2,808
Uttar Jadupur 5,911
Gopalpur 2,759
Dilalpur 1,061
Raypur 1,523
Hazarat Nagar 186
Gobindapur 2,641

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