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Census town · Census 2011 · code 209737

Maheshpur population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Uttar Pradesh, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population5,553people
Households866PCA households
Literacy rate76.21%% of people aged 7+
Work participation27.68%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,5532,7422,811
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6728357371
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,6772,0491,628
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+76.21%85.91%66.72%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople943512431
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople411724
Total workersCensus workers1,5371,240297
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population27.68%45.22%10.57%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,1441,005139
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months393235158
Non-workerspeople4,0161,5022,514

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 5643; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 866 households and 5,553 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.11% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.91% for males and 66.72% for females.
  • Of 1,537 workers, 74.43% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators334
Agricultural labourers1322
Household industry workers7649
Other workers1,022318

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Maheshpur (CT)197009965,553

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.