# Mahammadpur Mahesh Village, Jagdishpur, Bhagalpur (Bihar)

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Village · Jagdishpur, Bhagalpur 

# Mahammadpur Mahesh

Mahammadpur Mahesh is a village in Jagdishpur sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,616 people in 338 households**, the 27th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 1,616people (2011)
- 338households
- 57.3%literacy
- 853females per 1,000 males

## Mahammadpur Mahesh PIN code and other codes

Mahammadpur Mahesh falls in Jagdishpur sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaluachak Puraini
- Community development blockJagdishpur
- Census village code240134

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

## How far is Mahammadpur Mahesh from nearby towns?

- Jagdishpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)13 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)13 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 Mahammadpur Mahesh?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mahammadpur Mahesh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Mahammadpur Mahesh known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 56% of the 63 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Mahammadpur Mahesh

Of every 100 households in Mahammadpur Mahesh in 2011, 17 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahammadpur Mahesh · ■ Jagdishpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**63%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

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

**35%

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

**8%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****31%**

**45%

Television ****6%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Mahammadpur Mahesh?

■ Mahammadpur Mahesh · ■ Jagdishpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853**

**892

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**968

Working population ****33.8%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.6% for men and 48.8% for women. 48% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 19 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (5%) · **■** Other work 26 (5%) · **■** Marginal 477 (87%)

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 Jagdishpur

- Moazzamchak1,996 people
- Kharaunikathanni1,911 people
- Sadaruddinchak1,884 people
- Ambai1,625 people
- Nima1,567 people
- Saidpur Bade1,544 people
- Kurban1,439 people
- Pista1,337 people

[All 165 villages in Jagdishpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/jagdishpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahammadpur Mahesh from Bhagalpur?13 km by road
- What is the population of Mahammadpur Mahesh?1,616 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahammadpur Mahesh in?Bhagalpur district (Jagdishpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahammadpur Mahesh?57.3% (Census 2011)