# Mahespur Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Mahespur

Mahespur is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,485 people in 244 households**, the 102nd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,485people (2011)
- 244households
- 84.2%literacy
- 484females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahespur

Of every 100 households in Mahespur in 2011, 7 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahespur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****8%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**21%

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 Mahespur?

■ Mahespur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****484**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****771**

**939

Working population ****60.4%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 71.7% for women. 76% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (9%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 645 (72%) · **■** Marginal 112 (12%)

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 Raiganj

- Tenra1,522 people
- Uttar Goalpara1,505 people
- Deogan1,502 people
- Bindol1,486 people
- Makdampur1,466 people
- Kuliara Anantapur1,463 people
- Abhor1,460 people
- Bhatganja1,454 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahespur?1,485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahespur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahespur?84.2% (Census 2011)