# Maheshpur Village, Chanan*, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Chanan*, Lakhisarai 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Chanan* sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,689 people in 288 households**, the 27th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%.

- 1,689people (2011)
- 288households
- 70.5%literacy
- 848females per 1,000 males

## Maheshpur PIN code and other codes

Maheshpur falls in Chanan* sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMaliya
- Community development blockChanan*
- Census village code243669

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?

- Chanan* (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ)22 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town)22 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?

8 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 90% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Chanan* rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****14%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**38%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****9%**

**37%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****65%**

**44%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 · ■ Chanan* rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**55.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**954

Working population ****47.8%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 60.3% for women. 54% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (4%) · **■** Marginal 487 (60%)

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 Chanan*

- Bannu Bagaicha2,024 people
- Pacham1,996 people
- Basmatia1,891 people
- Mahesleta1,804 people
- Itahara1,602 people
- Darhishir1,600 people
- Bichhwe1,533 people
- Nagardar1,514 people

[All 68 villages in Chanan*](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/chanan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maheshpur from Lakhisarai?22 km by road
- What is the population of Maheshpur?1,689 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Lakhisarai district (Chanan* sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?70.5% (Census 2011)