# Mahespur Village, Dandkhora, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dandkhora, Katihar 

# Mahespur

Mahespur is a village in Dandkhora sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,648 people in 575 households**, the 8th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 2,648people (2011)
- 575households
- 57.6%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Mahespur PIN code and other codes

Mahespur falls in Dandkhora sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMaheshpur
- Community development blockDandkhora
- Census village code225473

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

## How far is Mahespur from nearby towns?

- Dandkhora (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Katihar (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 Mahespur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Mahespur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Mahespur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Mahespur

Of every 100 households in Mahespur in 2011, 8 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahespur · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**90%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**60%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****13%**

**26%

Television ****11%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Mahespur?

■ Mahespur · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**947

Working population ****46.6%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.5% for men and 47.8% for women. 51% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 106 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (16%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 919 (74%)

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 Dandkhora

- Raipur3,216 people
- Sauria3,108 people
- Borni Gorgawan2,831 people
- Gurpahar2,727 people
- Bijaili2,362 people
- Bhelahi2,084 people
- Mohnipipra1,977 people
- Tikaili1,952 people

[All 50 villages in Dandkhora](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/dandkhora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahespur from Katihar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Mahespur?2,648 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahespur in?Katihar district (Dandkhora sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahespur?57.6% (Census 2011)