# Maheshpur Village, Bijaipur, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bijaipur, Gopalganj 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Bijaipur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **778 people in 126 households**, the 67th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 778people (2011)
- 126households
- 73.8%literacy
- 1,064females per 1,000 males

## Maheshpur PIN code and other codes

Maheshpur falls in Bijaipur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBelwa
- Community development blockBijaipur
- Census village code229889

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?

- Bijaipur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)72 km by road
- Katia (nearest town)23 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?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sallahpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gopalganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 87% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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, 11 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**67%

Television ****11%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****18%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064**

**1084

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**957

Working population ****26.2%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 60.7% for women. 43% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 74 (36%) · **■** Marginal 41 (20%)

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 Bijaipur

- Aghaila Misir824 people
- Puraina822 people
- Baherwa803 people
- Suaraha799 people
- Ganga Chhapar775 people
- Mitupur750 people
- Harpur744 people
- Tetaria741 people

[All 143 villages in Bijaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bijaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maheshpur from Gopalganj?72 km by road
- What is the population of Maheshpur?778 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Gopalganj district (Bijaipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?73.8% (Census 2011)