# Maheshkhera, Bighapur, Unnao – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bighapur, Unnao 

# Maheshkhera

Maheshkhera is a village in [Bighapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/unnao/bighapur/) sub-district of [Unnao](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/unnao/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **1,218 people in 235 households**, the 90th largest of 300 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%.

- 1,218people (2011)
- 235households
- 73.5%literacy
- 990females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maheshkhera

Of every 100 households in Maheshkhera in 2011, 15 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Maheshkhera · ■ Bighapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**92%

Use banking services ****95%**

**78%

Television ****28%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Maheshkhera?

■ Maheshkhera · ■ Bighapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**73.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**919

Working population ****33.1%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 63.9% for women. 50% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 104 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 40 (10%) · **■** Marginal 250 (62%)

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 Bighapur

- Kiratpur1,257 people
- Manpur1,255 people
- Khijhauli1,242 people
- Kharjhara1,235 people
- Rampur1,213 people
- Purander Pur1,210 people
- Jalapur1,204 people
- Gadha Kola1,186 people

[All 313 villages in Bighapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/unnao/bighapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maheshkhera?1,218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshkhera in?Unnao district (Bighapur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshkhera?73.5% (Census 2011)