# Maheshpur Village, Nandigram - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Nandigram - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Nandigram - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,514 people in 290 households**, the 48th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%.

- 1,514people (2011)
- 290households
- 91.5%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maheshpur

Of every 100 households in Maheshpur in 2011, 14 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Nandigram - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**11%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****35%**

**31%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 · ■ Nandigram - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.5%**

**84.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**922

Working population ****33.3%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 86.8% for women. 60% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 31 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (15%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 112 (22%) · **■** Marginal 282 (56%)

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 Nandigram - I

- Chandan Nagar1,670 people
- Dijamtalya1,660 people
- Kanango Chak1,603 people
- Saudikhali Jalpai1,516 people
- Sonachura Jalpai1,382 people
- Manu Chak1,373 people
- Charkende Mari1,370 people
- Chhayghari1,263 people

[All 98 villages in Nandigram - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/nandigram-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maheshpur?1,514 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Nandigram - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?91.5% (Census 2011)