# Maheswara Village, Magrahat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Magrahat - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Maheswara

Maheswara is a village in Magrahat - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,966 people in 671 households**, the 27th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 2,966people (2011)
- 671households
- 78.6%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maheswara

Of every 100 households in Maheswara in 2011, 75 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Maheswara · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****33%**

**33%

Television ****37%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**38%

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 Maheswara?

■ Maheswara · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**983

Working population ****35.8%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 69.5% for women. 52% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 43 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (7%) · **■** Household industry 206 (19%) · **■** Other work 273 (26%) · **■** Marginal 465 (44%)

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 Magrahat - I

- Alampur3,077 people
- Dastura3,072 people
- Sarachi Bhagabanpur3,037 people
- Chkdaha2,991 people
- Raja Rampur2,878 people
- Rajballabhpur2,862 people
- Kanpur2,839 people
- Chak Haturia2,778 people

[All 81 villages in Magrahat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maheswara?2,966 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheswara in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maheswara?78.6% (Census 2011)