# Maheshkhor Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Maheshkhor

Maheshkhor is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,886 people in 680 households**, the 9th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 3,886people (2011)
- 680households
- 65.5%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Maheshkhor PIN code and other codes

Maheshkhor falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSanokhar
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240202

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

## How far is Maheshkhor from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)25 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 Maheshkhor?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Maheshkhor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Colgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Colgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Maheshkhor known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 36% of the 245 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Maheshkhor

Of every 100 households in Maheshkhor in 2011, 7 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maheshkhor · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**84%

Tap water ****5%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****81%**

**44%

Television ****8%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Maheshkhor?

■ Maheshkhor · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874**

**944

Working population ****42.1%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 52.4% for women. 49% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 201 (12%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,284 (78%)

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 Sonhaula

- Arar5,097 people
- Sanokhar4,451 people
- Sakrawan4,135 people
- Kamalpur3,977 people
- Dhoawa3,787 people
- Sohael3,689 people
- Amdanda3,613 people
- Bhuria3,570 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maheshkhor from Bhagalpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Maheshkhor?3,886 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshkhor in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshkhor?65.5% (Census 2011)