Village · Jagdishpur, Bhagalpur
# Mahespur

Mahespur is a village in Jagdishpur sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 192 people in 41 households, the 78th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.
- 192 people (2011)
- 41 households
- 94.4% literacy
- 864 females per 1,000 males

## Mahespur PIN code and other codes

Mahespur falls in Jagdishpur sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Shahjangi
- Community development block Jagdishpur
- Census village code 240039

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mahespur from nearby towns?
- Jagdishpur (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ) 8 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town) 7 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mahespur?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Baijani
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Barari
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mahespur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 80% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mahespur

Of every 100 households in Mahespur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Mahespur · ■ Jagdishpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 38%
- Toilet within the home 92% 34%
- No toilet (open defecation) 5% 63%
- Tap water 75% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 98% 35%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 88% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 12% 75%
- Use banking services 92% 45%
- Television 90% 17%
- Mobile phone 92% 50%
- Computer with internet 2% 1%
- Two-wheeler 58% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 1%
- None of these assets 0% 32%
- Own their home 22% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mahespur?

■ Mahespur · ■ Jagdishpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 94.4% 62.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 864 892
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 968
- Working population 22.9% 30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.8% for men and 91.6% for women. 40% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (7%) · ■ Household industry 4 (9%) · ■ Other work 32 (73%) · ■ Marginal 3 (7%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jagdishpur
- Choraya Khurd 271 people
- Etwarihat 264 people
- Bardiha 235 people
- Rasulpur 208 people
- Karharia 184 people
- Daharpur Bade 173 people
- Bhairopur 168 people
- Mohaddichak 84 people

All 165 villages in Jagdishpur

## Quick answers
- How far is Mahespur from Bhagalpur? 8 km by road
- What is the population of Mahespur? 192 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahespur in? Bhagalpur district (Jagdishpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahespur? 94.4% (Census 2011)

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