# Maheshpur Village, Surajgarha, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Surajgarha, Lakhisarai 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Surajgarha sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,785 people in 940 households**, the 13th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 5,785people (2011)
- 940households
- 63.6%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Maheshpur PIN code and other codes

Maheshpur falls in Surajgarha sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMaheshpur, Urain, Ghosaith, Kawadpur
- Community development blockSurajgarha
- Census village code243457

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?

- Surajgarha (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ)40 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town)40 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?

11 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Abhaypur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Munger
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 79% of the 524 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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, 27 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Surajgarha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**64%

Tap water ****5%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**92%

Use banking services ****67%**

**65%

Television ****20%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Surajgarha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**919

Working population ****31.4%**

**31.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 54.0% for women. 47% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 395 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 414 (23%) · **■** Household industry 44 (2%) · **■** Other work 563 (31%) · **■** Marginal 400 (22%)

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 Surajgarha

- Kawadpur7,434 people
- Alinagar7,291 people
- Chandanpur6,776 people
- Bariarpur5,944 people
- Urain5,470 people
- Bishunpur5,202 people
- Kiranpur5,008 people
- Sirikishun4,746 people

[All 184 villages in Surajgarha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maheshpur from Lakhisarai?40 km by road
- What is the population of Maheshpur?5,785 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Lakhisarai district (Surajgarha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?63.6% (Census 2011)