# Purbba Maheshpur Village, Balurghat – Population & Literacy

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Purbba Maheshpur

Purbba Maheshpur is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **297 people in 66 households**, the 224th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 297people (2011)
- 66households
- 72.5%literacy
- 856females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purbba Maheshpur

Of every 100 households in Purbba Maheshpur in 2011, 54 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purbba Maheshpur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****48%**

**41%

Television ****9%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**26%

Own their home ****92%**

**97%

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 Purbba Maheshpur?

■ Purbba Maheshpur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**965

Working population ****46.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 63.9% for women. 60% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (25%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (14%) · **■** Marginal 52 (38%)

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 Balurghat

- Harirampur306 people
- Dharail301 people
- Sanihara301 people
- Satais299 people
- Matra295 people
- Mollapara295 people
- Jabaripur293 people
- Gunjarpur292 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purbba Maheshpur?297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purbba Maheshpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purbba Maheshpur?72.5% (Census 2011)