# Mahespur Village, Manihari, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/manihari/mahespur/ Village · Manihari, Katihar # Mahespur Mahespur is a village in Manihari sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,229 people in 235 households**, the 28th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.6%. - 1,229people (2011) - 235households - 72.5%literacy - 932females per 1,000 males ## Mahespur PIN code and other codes Mahespur falls in Manihari sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatManoharpur - Community development blockManihari - Census village code225700 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? - Manihari (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Katihar (district HQ)28 km by road - Manihari (nearest town)8 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? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Mahespur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Manihari - ○Degree college10+ km · Manihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 65% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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, 12 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mahespur · ■ Manihari rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **5% Toilet within the home ****14%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **98% Use banking services ****46%** **27% Television ****14%** **6% Mobile phone ****74%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **39% Own their home ****99%** **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 Mahespur? ■ Mahespur · ■ Manihari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%** **51.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069** **945 Working population ****31.3%** **32.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.7% for men and 65.6% for women. 53% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 135 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (49%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (9%) · **■** Marginal 25 (6%) 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 Manihari - Sowa1,965 people - Maheshpur1,838 people - Googachhi1,807 people - Shahpur1,676 people - Baghar Bil1,013 people - Teghra Gopalpur858 people - Baijnathpur738 people - Simlapara706 people [All 62 villages in Manihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/manihari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mahespur from Katihar?28 km by road - What is the population of Mahespur?1,229 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahespur in?Katihar district (Manihari sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mahespur?72.5% (Census 2011)