# Maheshpur Village, Memari - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - I, Barddhaman 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Memari - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **891 people in 222 households**, the 79th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 891people (2011)
- 222households
- 74.7%literacy
- 1,002females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maheshpur

Of every 100 households in Maheshpur in 2011, 81 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Memari - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**43%

Tap water ****78%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**74%

Use banking services ****42%**

**39%

Television ****36%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 · ■ Memari - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**973

Working population ****55.1%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 69.8% for women. 71% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 206 (42%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 94 (19%) · **■** Marginal 183 (37%)

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 Memari - I

- Ichhabacha1,010 people
- Andur997 people
- Paschim Memari957 people
- Katna929 people
- Sonara865 people
- Genraghata850 people
- Kole812 people
- Sahapur812 people

[All 112 villages in Memari - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maheshpur?891 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Barddhaman district (Memari - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?74.7% (Census 2011)