# Maheshpur Village, Baruipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Baruipur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Baruipur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **931 people in 209 households**, the 101st largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 931people (2011)
- 209households
- 83.4%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maheshpur

Of every 100 households in Maheshpur in 2011, 41 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Baruipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**35%

Tap water ****100%**

**35%

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

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**85%

Use banking services ****86%**

**39%

Television ****31%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 · ■ Baruipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**954

Working population ****37.5%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 74.2% for women. 58% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 53 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (23%) · **■** Other work 164 (47%) · **■** Marginal 50 (14%)

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 Baruipur

- Paschim Madhabpur1,025 people
- Kharupatalia1,013 people
- Beliaghata985 people
- Kapindapur976 people
- Atghara917 people
- Gazirhat914 people
- Banbere902 people
- Bejeorancha889 people

[All 126 villages in Baruipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/baruipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maheshpur?931 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Baruipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?83.4% (Census 2011)