# Maheshpur Madan Village, Kharik, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/kharik/maheshpur-madan/ Village · Kharik, Bhagalpur # Maheshpur Madan Maheshpur Madan is a village in Kharik sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,607 people in 1,121 households**, the 9th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%. - 5,607people (2011) - 1,121households - 61.9%literacy - 868females per 1,000 males ## Maheshpur Madan PIN code and other codes Maheshpur Madan falls in Kharik sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBhawanpura - Community development blockKharik - Census village code238914 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maheshpur Madan from nearby towns? - Kharik (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ)40 km by road - Naugachhia (nearest town)15 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 Madan? 32 services counted by the Census are inside Maheshpur Madan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kharik - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Maheshpur Madan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 57% of the 1,056 hectares of village land is sown, and 453 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 Madan Of every 100 households in Maheshpur Madan in 2011, 10 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Maheshpur Madan · ■ Kharik rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **9% Toilet within the home ****27%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **70% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **94% Use banking services ****38%** **41% Television ****10%** **11% Mobile phone ****41%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****45%** **30% Own their home ****100%** **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 Maheshpur Madan? ■ Maheshpur Madan · ■ Kharik rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%** **58.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868** **875 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877** **923 Working population ****32.0%** **32.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.9% for men and 53.8% for women. 48% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 412 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 348 (19%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 154 (9%) · **■** Marginal 866 (48%) 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 Kharik - Khairpur Sobganj8,147 people - Dhodhia7,726 people - Telghi7,181 people - Akidatpur5,713 people - Bahatra3,268 people - Lokmanpur3,016 people - Dadpur2,955 people - Lachhmipur Maheshpur2,400 people [All 35 villages in Kharik](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/kharik/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Maheshpur Madan from Bhagalpur?40 km by road - What is the population of Maheshpur Madan?5,607 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maheshpur Madan in?Bhagalpur district (Kharik sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur Madan?61.9% (Census 2011)