Maheshpur Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Maheshpur is a village situated in Patharpratima block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 536 families residing in the village Maheshpur. The total population of Maheshpur is 2,274 out of which 1,156 are males and 1,118 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 967.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Maheshpur village is 265 which is 12% of the total population. There are 136 male children and 129 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maheshpur is 949 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (967) of Maheshpur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maheshpur is 89.4%. Thus Maheshpur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 93.92% and the female literacy rate is 84.73% in Maheshpur village.

Population
2,274
Families
536
Literacy
89.4%
Sex Ratio
967

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 265 136 129
Literacy 89.4% 93.92% 84.73%
Scheduled Caste 85 41 44
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 478 198 280

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.7% 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, 811 were engaged in work activities. 70.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 811 workers engaged in Main Work, 207 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 262 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 569 521 48
Cultivators 207 193 14
Agriculture Labourer 262 244 18
Other Workers 100 84 16
Marginal Workers 242 127 115
Non Working 1,463 508 955

Map of Maheshpur, South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Maheshpur, Patharpratima

Below are the list of villages near Maheshpur village in Patharpratima.

Village Population
Kumarpur 2,497
Kedarpur 2,755
Purba Chintamonipur 3,350
Purba Dwarokapur 3,457
Lakshmi Janardanpur 4,567
Kuemuri 5,096
Achintya Nagar 6,181
Purba Surendranagar 5,130
Kamdebpur 3,131
Heramba Gopalpur 6,672

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