# Maheshpur, Manbazar - I, Puruliya – Population & Literacy

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Village · Manbazar - I, Puruliya 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in [Manbazar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/manbazar-i/) sub-district of [Puruliya](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **365 people in 87 households**, the 127th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 365people (2011)
- 87households
- 66.1%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maheshpur

Of every 100 households in Maheshpur in 2011, 15 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Manbazar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****67%**

**31%

Television ****9%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Manbazar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1450**

**939

Working population ****37.8%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 52.6% for women. 52% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 19 (14%) · **■** Other work 115 (83%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Manbazar - I

- Chhotsagen384 people
- Dhagara383 people
- Kurkuta374 people
- Charki371 people
- Challa364 people
- Manbadyardi359 people
- Chakya Alias Bhabanipur338 people
- Panrkidi334 people

[All 243 villages in Manbazar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/manbazar-i/villages/)

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- Maheshpur · Village, Surajgarha, Lakhisarai · 5,785 people
- Maheshpur · Town, Varanasi · 5,553 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maheshpur?365 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Puruliya district (Manbazar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?66.1% (Census 2011)