Maheshpur Population, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011
Maheshpur is a village situated in Kaliachak - I block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 2,417 families residing in the village Maheshpur. The total population of Maheshpur is 12,250 out of which 6,309 are males and 5,941 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 942.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Maheshpur village is 2367 which is 19% of the total population. There are 1258 male children and 1109 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 882 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (942) of Maheshpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maheshpur is 54.6%. Thus Maheshpur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 58.25% and the female literacy rate is 50.79% in Maheshpur village.
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 | 2,367 | 1,258 | 1,109 |
| Literacy | 54.6% | 58.25% | 50.79% |
| Scheduled Caste | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 6,854 | 3,367 | 3,487 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% 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, 5,976 were engaged in work activities. 80.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,976 workers engaged in Main Work, 97 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 366 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 4,813 | 2,907 | 1,906 |
| Cultivators | 97 | 90 | 7 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 366 | 359 | 7 |
| Household Industries | 1,592 | 192 | 1,400 |
| Other Workers | 2,758 | 2,266 | 492 |
| Marginal Workers | 1,163 | 321 | 842 |
| Non Working | 6,274 | 3,081 | 3,193 |
Map of Maheshpur, Maldah, West Bengal
Nearby Villages to Maheshpur, Kaliachak - I
Below are the list of villages near Maheshpur village in Kaliachak - I.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Khas Chandpur | 9,629 |
| Khaltipur | 6,881 |
| Marupur | 1,888 |
| Bahadurpur | 7,753 |
| Krishnapur | 4,953 |
| Sultanganj | 21,149 |
| Jot Dhani | 579 |
| Kaliachak | 4,192 |
| Jotparan | 3,361 |
| Bairgachhi | 2,182 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Maheshpur, Maldah, West Bengal - Wikipedia