Maheshpur Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Maheshpur is a village situated in Chandrakona - II block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 549 families residing in the village Maheshpur. The total population of Maheshpur is 2,771 out of which 1,455 are males and 1,316 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 904.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Maheshpur village is 471 which is 17% of the total population. There are 221 male children and 250 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 1,131 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (904) of Maheshpur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maheshpur is 73%. Thus Maheshpur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 80.63% and the female literacy rate is 64.17% in Maheshpur village.

Population
2,771
Families
549
Literacy
73%
Sex Ratio
904

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 471 221 250
Literacy 73% 80.63% 64.17%
Scheduled Caste 131 62 69
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,092 460 632

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Maheshpur village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maheshpur village out of total population, 868 were engaged in work activities. 63.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 868 workers engaged in Main Work, 192 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 294 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 551 531 20
Cultivators 192 186 6
Agriculture Labourer 294 290 4
Household Industries 8 4 4
Other Workers 57 51 6
Marginal Workers 317 231 86
Non Working 1,903 693 1,210

Map of Maheshpur, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Maheshpur, Chandrakona - II

Below are the list of villages near Maheshpur village in Chandrakona - II.

Village Population
Deulbere 764
Murakata 4,411
Kunarpur 332
Khandanga 1,964
Ishangar 288
Hurhuria 683
Nishchintapur 614
Gargaraghati 820
Chaitanpur 1,899
Bankati 140

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