# Maheshpur Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **503 people in 100 households**, the 114th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 503people (2011)
- 100households
- 81.4%literacy
- 1,045females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maheshpur

Of every 100 households in Maheshpur in 2011, 71 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****44%**

**42%

Television ****15%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**26%

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 · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1346**

**970

Working population ****35.0%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 75.2% for women. 63% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 9 (5%) · **■** Other work 21 (12%) · **■** Marginal 92 (52%)

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 Kharagpur - II

- Samudrapur524 people
- Kanchantola513 people
- Kismat Rajpur507 people
- Chakbharat506 people
- Nibra500 people
- Kulara493 people
- Baghagere488 people
- Gadgachhi488 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maheshpur?503 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?81.4% (Census 2011)