# Meharpur Village, Fatehpur, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Fatehpur, Gaya 

# Meharpur

Meharpur is a village in Fatehpur sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **766 people in 104 households**, the 108th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 766people (2011)
- 104households
- 62.0%literacy
- 1,054females per 1,000 males

## Meharpur PIN code and other codes

Meharpur falls in Fatehpur sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDharahara
- Community development blockFatehpur
- Census village code256931

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

## How far is Meharpur from nearby towns?

- Fatehpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)39 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)39 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 Meharpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Meharpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Fatehpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Meharpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Meharpur

Of every 100 households in Meharpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meharpur · ■ Fatehpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**26%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****85%**

**45%

Television ****15%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****97%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Meharpur?

■ Meharpur · ■ Fatehpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**971

Working population ****43.5%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 52.8% for women. 48% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 209 (63%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (5%) · **■** Marginal 103 (31%)

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 Fatehpur

- Kendua793 people
- Raghunathpur790 people
- Bajda789 people
- Chamru Chak772 people
- Bhaluani755 people
- Sultanpur747 people
- Khaira723 people
- Bakhari713 people

[All 174 villages in Fatehpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/fatehpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Meharpur from Gaya?39 km by road
- What is the population of Meharpur?766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meharpur in?Gaya district (Fatehpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Meharpur?62.0% (Census 2011)