# Maheshpur Village, Faridpur Durgapur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Faridpur Durgapur, Barddhaman 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Faridpur Durgapur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **284 people in 68 households**, the 44th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 284people (2011)
- 68households
- 62.9%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maheshpur

Of every 100 households in Maheshpur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**58%

Tap water ****2%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**50%

Use banking services ****63%**

**48%

Television ****22%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**90%

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 · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****375**

**917

Working population ****41.9%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 55.2% for women. 59% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (7%) · **■** Marginal 32 (27%)

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 Faridpur Durgapur

- Banguri637 people
- Gopendanga536 people
- Kalinagar535 people
- Khatgaria375 people
- Kendula250 people
- Bhadrapur90 people
- Chapabandi88 people
- Shyampur33 people

[All 51 villages in Faridpur Durgapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/faridpur-durgapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maheshpur?284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Barddhaman district (Faridpur Durgapur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?62.9% (Census 2011)