# Maheshpur Village, Salanpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Salanpur, Barddhaman 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Salanpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,184 people in 195 households**, the 32nd largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 1,184people (2011)
- 195households
- 63.5%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maheshpur

Of every 100 households in Maheshpur in 2011, 77 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Salanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**62%

Tap water ****28%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**23%

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

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**14%

Use banking services ****15%**

**64%

Television ****26%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**26%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**86%

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 · ■ Salanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1208**

**936

Working population ****35.6%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 48.3% for women. 56% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (38%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 166 (39%) · **■** Marginal 92 (22%)

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 Salanpur

- Dhanguri1,318 people
- Banbirdi1,312 people
- Barabai1,259 people
- Kaladabar1,206 people
- Kalisanko1,127 people
- Ramchandrapur1,111 people
- Kusumdanali1,095 people
- Muchidi1,048 people

[All 75 villages in Salanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/salanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maheshpur?1,184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Barddhaman district (Salanpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?63.5% (Census 2011)