# Maheshpur Village, Kaliganj, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Kaliganj, Nadia 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Kaliganj sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,235 people in 489 households**, the 41st largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 2,235people (2011)
- 489households
- 65.5%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maheshpur

Of every 100 households in Maheshpur in 2011, 40 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Kaliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**52%

Tap water ****4%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****27%**

**26%

Television ****13%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**37%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 · ■ Kaliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**967

Working population ****29.2%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 61.1% for women. 54% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 272 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 285 (44%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (7%) · **■** Marginal 47 (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 Kaliganj

- Palit Bege2,436 people
- Jayrampur2,393 people
- Bathangachhi2,249 people
- Rajarampur2,246 people
- Ashachia2,168 people
- Hijuli2,166 people
- Nasipur2,101 people
- Bhagyabantapur2,058 people

[All 125 villages in Kaliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/kaliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maheshpur?2,235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Nadia district (Kaliganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?65.5% (Census 2011)