# Maheshpur Village, Colgong, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Colgong, Bhagalpur 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Colgong sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **88 people in 20 households**, the 138th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 88people (2011)
- 20households
- 37.5%literacy
- 571females per 1,000 males

## Maheshpur PIN code and other codes

Maheshpur falls in Colgong sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAkdara
- Community development blockColgong
- Census village code239236

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

## How far is Maheshpur from nearby towns?

- Colgong (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)38 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)7 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 Maheshpur?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Maheshpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Padmapur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Colgong
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Colgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Maheshpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 71 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Maheshpur

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

■ Maheshpur · ■ Colgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**84%

Use banking services ****55%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**31%

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 Maheshpur?

■ Maheshpur · ■ Colgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.5%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****571**

**872

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**947

Working population ****26.1%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.4% for men and 25.9% for women. 34% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 2 (9%) · **■** Marginal 21 (91%)

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 Colgong

- Siri Kanthpur124 people
- Mirdahachak115 people
- Bishunpur Mahgawan Milik107 people
- Sarai106 people
- Karahara Basdeopur Milik81 people
- Lalukita68 people
- Hamzapur46 people
- Aurangabad31 people

[All 209 villages in Colgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/colgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maheshpur from Bhagalpur?38 km by road
- What is the population of Maheshpur?88 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Bhagalpur district (Colgong sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?37.5% (Census 2011)