# Maheshganj Village, Nabadwip, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Nabadwip, Nadia 

# Maheshganj

Maheshganj is a village in Nabadwip sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,484 people in 620 households**, the 13th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 2,484people (2011)
- 620households
- 79.8%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maheshganj

Of every 100 households in Maheshganj in 2011, 77 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maheshganj · ■ Nabadwip rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**33%

Tap water ****45%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**93%

Use banking services ****22%**

**39%

Television ****33%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**27%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Maheshganj?

■ Maheshganj · ■ Nabadwip rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044**

**952

Working population ****38.5%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 74.4% for women. 59% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 12 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 356 (37%) · **■** Other work 465 (49%) · **■** Marginal 120 (13%)

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 Nabadwip

- Mollapara3,492 people
- Simul Gachi3,090 people
- Sardanga2,868 people
- Sankarpur2,580 people
- Brahman Para2,012 people
- Indrakpur1,992 people
- Brahmanagar1,954 people
- Tota1,506 people

[All 21 villages in Nabadwip](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/nabadwip/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maheshganj?2,484 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshganj in?Nadia district (Nabadwip sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshganj?79.8% (Census 2011)