# Maheshpur Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,192 people in 711 households**, the 24th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 3,192people (2011)
- 711households
- 53.4%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Maheshpur PIN code and other codes

Maheshpur falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMaheshpur
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225319

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?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)60 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)60 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?

16 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Azamnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jahangirpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 70% of the 269 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**46%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****13%**

**22%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**33%

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 · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**964

Working population ****29.2%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.0% for men and 45.8% for women. 51% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 172 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 565 (61%) · **■** Other work 111 (12%) · **■** Marginal 83 (9%)

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 Azamnagar

- Purla Arazi3,369 people
- Fatehpur3,313 people
- Malikpur3,286 people
- Kharsota3,262 people
- Dahania3,164 people
- Sahajana3,151 people
- Rohia3,045 people
- Garhbainan3,042 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maheshpur from Katihar?60 km by road
- What is the population of Maheshpur?3,192 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?53.4% (Census 2011)