Village · Kharik, Bhagalpur
# Lachhmipur Maheshpur

Lachhmipur Maheshpur is a village in Kharik sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,400 people in 464 households, the 13th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.
- 2,400 people (2011)
- 464 households
- 62.5% literacy
- 887 females per 1,000 males

## Lachhmipur Maheshpur PIN code and other codes

Lachhmipur Maheshpur falls in Kharik sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Khairpur
- Community development block Kharik
- Census village code 238939

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

## How far is Lachhmipur Maheshpur from nearby towns?
- Kharik (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Naugachhia (nearest town) 15 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Lachhmipur Maheshpur?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Nawgachhiya
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhgalpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 12 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Lachhmipur Maheshpur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 98% of the 561 hectares of village land is sown, and 500 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Lachhmipur Maheshpur

Of every 100 households in Lachhmipur Maheshpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lachhmipur Maheshpur · ■ Kharik rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 9%
- Toilet within the home 16% 28%
- No toilet (open defecation) 82% 70%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 7% 42%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 94%
- Use banking services 16% 41%
- Television 8% 11%
- Mobile phone 39% 48%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 25% 30%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Lachhmipur Maheshpur?

■ Lachhmipur Maheshpur · ■ Kharik rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.5% 58.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 887 875
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 846 923
- Working population 23.4% 32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 49.5% for women. 38% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 8 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 134 (24%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 68 (12%) · ■ Marginal 349 (62%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kharik
- Maheshpur Madan 5,607 people
- Bahatra 3,268 people
- Lokmanpur 3,016 people
- Dadpur 2,955 people
- Seokund 2,352 people
- Baluachak 1,744 people
- Lodipur 1,668 people
- Bagri 1,263 people

All 35 villages in Kharik

## Quick answers
- How far is Lachhmipur Maheshpur from Bhagalpur? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Lachhmipur Maheshpur? 2,400 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lachhmipur Maheshpur in? Bhagalpur district (Kharik sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Lachhmipur Maheshpur? 62.5% (Census 2011)

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