# Maheshpur Village, Chandrakona - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,331 people in 293 households**, the 32nd largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 1,331people (2011)
- 293households
- 83.6%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maheshpur

Of every 100 households in Maheshpur in 2011, 72 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**53%

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

**32%

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

**66%

Tap water ****47%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****58%**

**32%

Television ****34%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**20%

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 · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814**

**950

Working population ****36.9%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 78.8% for women. 64% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (15%) · **■** Household industry 21 (4%) · **■** Other work 94 (19%) · **■** Marginal 179 (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 Chandrakona - I

- Jadabpur1,468 people
- Dingal1,465 people
- Paikmajita1,408 people
- Bagchhari1,346 people
- Sitarampur1,317 people
- Banka Sultanpur1,290 people
- Beladanda1,257 people
- Nichna1,257 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maheshpur?1,331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?83.6% (Census 2011)