# Maheshpur, Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur – Population

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in [Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,771 people in 549 households**, the 9th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 2,771people (2011)
- 549households
- 73.0%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maheshpur

Of every 100 households in Maheshpur in 2011, 27 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**44%

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

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**63%

Tap water ****4%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**16%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**88%

Use banking services ****46%**

**54%

Television ****3%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1131**

**974

Working population ****31.3%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 64.2% for women. 52% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 192 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 294 (34%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (7%) · **■** Marginal 317 (37%)

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 - II

- Kuapur3,215 people
- Dhanyagachhi3,000 people
- Kenchkapur2,863 people
- Bandipur2,829 people
- Bhairabpur2,720 people
- Piardanga2,457 people
- Ghanarampur2,316 people
- Basanchhara2,128 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

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- Maheshpur · Village, Pipra, Supaul · 6,764 people
- Maheshpur · Village, Maheshpur, Pakur · 5,797 people
- Maheshpur · Village, Surajgarha, Lakhisarai · 5,785 people
- Maheshpur · Town, Varanasi · 5,553 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maheshpur?2,771 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?73.0% (Census 2011)