# Mahespur Village, Ratua - I, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Ratua - I, Maldah 

# Mahespur

Mahespur is a village in Ratua - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,833 people in 334 households**, the 55th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 1,833people (2011)
- 334households
- 77.8%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahespur

Of every 100 households in Mahespur in 2011, 36 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahespur · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**73%

Tap water ****4%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**89%

Use banking services ****24%**

**24%

Television ****19%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Mahespur?

■ Mahespur · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**959

Working population ****26.3%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 74.5% for women. 44% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 139 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (18%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 81 (17%) · **■** Marginal 172 (36%)

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 Ratua - I

- Kalutola2,015 people
- Balia Binodpur1,972 people
- Harinkol1,961 people
- Rampur1,953 people
- Ratanpur1,780 people
- Bishnupur Lakshmipur1,684 people
- Udaypur1,474 people
- Jot Lachhmi1,394 people

[All 101 villages in Ratua - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahespur?1,833 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahespur in?Maldah district (Ratua - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahespur?77.8% (Census 2011)