# Maheshmara Village, Katoria, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Katoria, Banka 

# Maheshmara

Maheshmara is a village in Katoria sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,918 people in 756 households**, the 6th largest of 315 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.2%.

- 3,918people (2011)
- 756households
- 35.0%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Maheshmara PIN code and other codes

Maheshmara falls in Katoria sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHarhar
- Community development blockKatoria
- Census village code241959

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Maheshmara from nearby towns?

- Katoria (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)40 km by road
- Deoghar (nearest town)44 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Maheshmara?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Maheshmara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Angora Jabra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Katoria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Maheshmara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 31% of the 1,012 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Maheshmara

Of every 100 households in Maheshmara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maheshmara · ■ Katoria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**93%

Tap water ****10%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****28%**

**31%

Television ****11%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 Maheshmara?

■ Maheshmara · ■ Katoria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.0%**

**46.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876**

**948

Working population ****42.3%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.3% for men and 22.1% for women. 46% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 355 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 243 (15%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 79 (5%) · **■** Marginal 975 (59%)

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 Katoria

- Mothabari7,689 people
- Kathaum6,815 people
- Domsarni5,627 people
- Harhar4,751 people
- Tola Mania3,434 people
- Barbasni3,371 people
- Belauni3,186 people
- Tola Jamdaha khas2,891 people

[All 379 villages in Katoria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/katoria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maheshmara from Banka?40 km by road
- What is the population of Maheshmara?3,918 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshmara in?Banka district (Katoria sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshmara?35.0% (Census 2011)