# Maheshpur Village, Falka, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/falka/maheshpur/ Village · Falka, Katihar # Maheshpur Maheshpur is a village in Falka sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854114**. The 2011 Census counted **3,098 people in 649 households**, the 20th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.0%. - 3,098people (2011) - 649households - 35.8%literacy - 854114PIN code ## Maheshpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Maheshpur is 854114.** Maheshpur falls in Falka sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar. - PIN code854114 - Gram panchayatGobindpur - Community development blockFalka - Census village code224305 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? - Falka (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Katihar (district HQ)24 km by road - Katihar (nearest town)24 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 · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn 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 · Katihar - ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Salehpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Maheshpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 48% of the 44 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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, 6 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Maheshpur · ■ Falka rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **5% Toilet within the home ****10%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****33%** **30% Television ****5%** **7% Mobile phone ****34%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****52%** **36% 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 · ■ Falka rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****35.8%** **47.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048** **930 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030** **976 Working population ****42.8%** **39.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 45.3% for men and 26.7% for women. 45% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 183 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 556 (42%) · **■** Household industry 38 (3%) · **■** Other work 52 (4%) · **■** Marginal 498 (38%) 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 Falka - Mahammad Nagar3,850 people - Haseli3,825 people - Lachhmipur3,430 people - Dhanetha3,163 people - Chatar3,035 people - Semaria2,471 people - Darmahi2,429 people - Giriawan2,193 people [All 72 villages in Falka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/falka/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maheshpur?854114 - How far is Maheshpur from Katihar?24 km by road - What is the population of Maheshpur?3,098 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maheshpur in?Katihar district (Falka sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?35.8% (Census 2011)