Maheshpur Population, Caste, Working Data Dhanbad, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Maheshpur is a village situated in Baghmara-Cum-Katras block of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 309 families residing in the village Maheshpur. The total population of Maheshpur is 1,764 out of which 900 are males and 864 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 960.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Maheshpur village is 256 which is 15% of the total population. There are 129 male children and 127 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 984 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (960) of Maheshpur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maheshpur is 62.9%. Thus Maheshpur village has a lower literacy rate compared to 64.2% of Dhanbad district. The male literacy rate is 75.23% and the female literacy rate is 49.93% in Maheshpur village.

Population
1,764
Families
309
Literacy
62.86%
Sex Ratio
960

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 256 129 127
Literacy 62.86% 75.23% 49.93%
Scheduled Caste 136 70 66
Scheduled Tribe 22 13 9
Illiterate 816 320 496

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Maheshpur village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maheshpur village out of total population, 558 were engaged in work activities. 88.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 558 workers engaged in Main Work, 78 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 238 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 492 406 86
Cultivators 78 74 4
Agriculture Labourer 238 177 61
Household Industries 9 8 1
Other Workers 167 147 20
Marginal Workers 66 28 38
Non Working 1,206 466 740

Map of Maheshpur, Dhanbad, Jharkhand


Nearby Villages to Maheshpur, Baghmara-Cum-Katras

Below are the list of villages near Maheshpur village in Baghmara-Cum-Katras.


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