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

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar, PIN code **813205**. The 2011 Census counted **5,299 people in 929 households**, the 4th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 5,299people (2011)
- 929households
- 59.2%literacy
- 813205PIN code

## Maheshpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maheshpur is 813205.** Maheshpur falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code813205
- Gram panchayatMaheshpur
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240243

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

## How far is Maheshpur from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)42 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)42 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Kahalgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 133 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

Of every 100 households in Maheshpur in 2011, 36 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**24%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**85%

Use banking services ****61%**

**44%

Television ****9%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**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 Maheshpur?

■ Maheshpur · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**944

Working population ****39.5%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 49.4% for women. 47% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 176 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (4%) · **■** Household industry 77 (4%) · **■** Other work 126 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,631 (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

- Tarar10,641 people
- Sonahula5,614 people
- Ramasi5,445 people
- Arar5,097 people
- Sanokhar4,451 people
- Sakrawan4,135 people
- Kamalpur3,977 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maheshpur?813205
- How far is Maheshpur from Bhagalpur?42 km by road
- What is the population of Maheshpur?5,299 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?59.2% (Census 2011)