# Maheshpur Village, Suri - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Suri - I, Birbhum 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Suri - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **328 people in 78 households**, the 76th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 328people (2011)
- 78households
- 64.5%literacy
- 1,076females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maheshpur

Of every 100 households in Maheshpur in 2011, 22 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Suri - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**21%

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

**16%

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

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**70%

Use banking services ****0%**

**56%

Television ****0%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****100%**

**22%

Own their home ****84%**

**94%

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 · ■ Suri - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**966

Working population ****30.5%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 58.6% for women. 50% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (5%) · **■** Other work 74 (74%) · **■** Marginal 18 (18%)

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 Suri - I

- Nimdaspur378 people
- Shanrmara364 people
- Agar347 people
- Kustor341 people
- Haridaspur325 people
- Mamrezpur315 people
- Amgachhi304 people
- Mahula289 people

[All 112 villages in Suri - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/suri-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maheshpur?328 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Birbhum district (Suri - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?64.5% (Census 2011)