Maheshpur, Puncha, Purulia, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Maheshpur


The village Maheshpur is located in Puncha C.D.Block of Purulia District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Puncha Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Maheshpur


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Maheshpur,
Purulia,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 723128

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Maheshpur


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Maheshpur is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Maheshpur is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Maheshpur


As per available data from the year 2009, 1821 persons live in 359 house holds in the village Maheshpur. There are 882 female individuals and 939 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.43% and males constitute 51.57% of the total population.

There are 223 scheduled castes persons of which 109 are females and 114 are males. Females constitute 48.88% and males constitute 51.12% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 12.25% of the total population.

There are 192 scheduled tribes persons of which 84 are females and 108 are males. Females constitute 43.75% and males constitute 56.25% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 10.54% of the total population.

Population density of Maheshpur is 307.26 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Maheshpur


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Total area of Maheshpur is 592.66 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 394.8 ha. About 354.8 ha is un-irrigated area. About 4 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 6 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 20 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 10 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 143.2 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 3 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Maheshpur


There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Maheshpur.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Maheshpur.

There is a government middle school in the village Maheshpur.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Bansa, which is less than 5 kms away from Maheshpur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Jambad, which is less than 5 kms away from Maheshpur.

Colleges in Maheshpur


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Laulara, which is more than 10 kms away from Maheshpur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Durgapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Maheshpur.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Bankura, which is more than 10 kms away from Maheshpur.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Durgapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Maheshpur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Purulia, which is more than 10 kms away from Maheshpur.

Other Educational Facilities in Maheshpur


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Raghunathpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Maheshpur.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Maheshpur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Purulia, which is more than 10 kms away from Maheshpur.

Healthcare Facilities in Maheshpur


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Maheshpur.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Maheshpur.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Maheshpur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Maheshpur.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Maheshpur.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Maheshpur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Maheshpur.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Maheshpur.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Maheshpur.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Maheshpur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no family welfare centre in the village Maheshpur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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