# Maheshpur Village, Labpur, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Labpur, Birbhum 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Labpur sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,134 people in 266 households**, the 58th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 1,134people (2011)
- 266households
- 71.0%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maheshpur

Of every 100 households in Maheshpur in 2011, 49 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Labpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****52%**

**46%

Television ****34%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 · ■ Labpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**969

Working population ****43.6%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 62.4% for women. 64% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 143 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (46%) · **■** Household industry 39 (8%) · **■** Other work 47 (10%) · **■** Marginal 37 (7%)

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 Labpur

- Purba Gobindapur1,164 people
- Bishaypur1,156 people
- Donaipur1,146 people
- Kotul Ghosha1,138 people
- Kusulia1,112 people
- Lohadda1,110 people
- Mirity1,098 people
- Gopdighi1,083 people

[All 179 villages in Labpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/labpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maheshpur?1,134 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Birbhum district (Labpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?71.0% (Census 2011)