# Maheshpur Village, Lalganj, Pratapgarh (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Lalganj, Pratapgarh 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Lalganj sub-district of Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,003 people in 173 households**, the 222nd largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 1,003people (2011)
- 173households
- 66.5%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maheshpur

Of every 100 households in Maheshpur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Lalganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**89%

Tap water ****53%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****86%**

**82%

Television ****2%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****93%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Maheshpur?

■ Maheshpur · ■ Lalganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**927

Working population ****29.0%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 53.1% for women. 40% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (14%) · **■** Marginal 241 (83%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Lalganj

- Khajuri1,030 people
- Ranjeetpur1,023 people
- Kumbhapur1,019 people
- Bhawari1,014 people
- Anehra997 people
- Arjunpur990 people
- Dandupur Padan989 people
- Mishrainpur989 people

[All 446 villages in Lalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/pratapgarh/lalganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maheshpur?1,003 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Pratapgarh district (Lalganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?66.5% (Census 2011)