# Maheshpur Village, Jangipara, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jangipara, Hugli 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Jangipara sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **841 people in 206 households**, the 90th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 841people (2011)
- 206households
- 69.4%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maheshpur

Of every 100 households in Maheshpur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Jangipara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**36%

Tap water ****5%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**81%

Use banking services ****85%**

**49%

Television ****37%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Maheshpur?

■ Maheshpur · ■ Jangipara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**952

Working population ****46.4%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 61.0% for women. 64% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 288 (74%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 14 (4%)

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 Jangipara

- Rajhati904 people
- Mirpur897 people
- Budul Badul Hati884 people
- Khurigachhi876 people
- Masinan827 people
- Neramadhabpur824 people
- Ramchandrapur816 people
- Khanda Kshetra793 people

[All 128 villages in Jangipara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/jangipara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maheshpur?841 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Hugli district (Jangipara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?69.4% (Census 2011)