# Maheshpur Village, Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **866 people in 183 households**, the 105th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 866people (2011)
- 183households
- 92.5%literacy
- 1,019females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maheshpur

Of every 100 households in Maheshpur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**38%

Tap water ****39%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**90%

Use banking services ****37%**

**59%

Television ****52%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.5%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1594**

**972

Working population ****32.1%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.5% for men and 88.3% for women. 61% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 141 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (18%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 62 (22%) · **■** Marginal 23 (8%)

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 Daspur - I

- Tiorberya926 people
- Baneshwarpur909 people
- Gadaipur868 people
- Dihi Baliharpur867 people
- Abhirampur857 people
- Janarddanpur844 people
- Samatberya837 people
- Sultannagar835 people

[All 162 villages in Daspur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maheshpur?866 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?92.5% (Census 2011)