# Maheshua Village, Kishanganj, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/kishanganj/maheshua/ Village · Kishanganj, Madhepura # Maheshua Maheshua is a village in Kishanganj sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar, PIN code **852220**. The 2011 Census counted **2,480 people in 491 households**, the 28th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.2%. - 2,480people (2011) - 491households - 61.1%literacy - 852220PIN code ## Maheshua PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Maheshua is 852220.** Maheshua falls in Kishanganj sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar. - PIN code852220 - Gram panchayatLakshmipur - Community development blockKishanganj - Census village code226109 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maheshua from nearby towns? - Kishanganj (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Madhepura (district HQ)35 km by road - Madhepura (nearest town)35 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 Maheshua? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Maheshua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Udakishanganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Maheshua known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 274 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Maheshua Of every 100 households in Maheshua in 2011, 6 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Maheshua · ■ Kishanganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **7% Toilet within the home ****4%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****43%** **35% Television ****2%** **6% Mobile phone ****15%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****62%** **38% Own their home ****100%** **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 Maheshua? ■ Maheshua · ■ Kishanganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%** **48.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886** **910 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884** **941 Working population ****35.2%** **36.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.9% for men and 46.7% for women. 45% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 81 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 701 (80%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (5%) · **■** Marginal 45 (5%) 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 Kishanganj - Murli Chandwa3,526 people - Lashkari3,458 people - Rampur Dehru3,399 people - Uda2,867 people - Bhawanandpur alias Kumarganj2,477 people - Debail2,280 people - Raghunathpur Pakaria1,689 people - Bhaluahi1,475 people [All 44 villages in Kishanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/kishanganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maheshua?852220 - How far is Maheshua from Madhepura?35 km by road - What is the population of Maheshua?2,480 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maheshua in?Madhepura district (Kishanganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Maheshua?61.1% (Census 2011)