Village · Aurai, Muzaffarpur # Maheswara Maheswara is a village in Aurai sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,739 people in 310 households, the 52nd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%. - 1,739 people (2011) - 310 households - 46.5% literacy - 886 females per 1,000 males ## Maheswara PIN code and other codes Maheswara falls in Aurai sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Maheswara - Community development block Aurai - Census village code 229052 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Maheswara from nearby towns? - Aurai (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ) 35 km by road - Muzaffurpur (nearest town) 35 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Maheswara? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Maheswara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Muzaffurpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Muzaffurpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Maheswara known for? The main crops are paddy. About 60% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Maheswara Of every 100 households in Maheswara in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Maheswara · ■ Aurai rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 4% - Toilet within the home 3% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 81% - Tap water 1% 3% - Drinking water within premises 22% 37% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95% - Use banking services 22% 36% - Television 2% 8% - Mobile phone 43% 52% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 46% 28% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Maheswara? ■ Maheswara · ■ Aurai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 46.5% 52.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 886 887 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 861 918 - Working population 33.8% 32.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.6% for men and 37.5% for women. 51% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 48 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 67 (11%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 15 (3%) · ■ Marginal 456 (78%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Aurai - Matihani 1,933 people - Dih Jiwar 1,837 people - Bishunpur Jagdish 1,818 people - Sundarkhauli 1,791 people - Gangauli 1,673 people - Patori 1,647 people - Jonkikhurd urf Mathurapur Khurd 1,573 people - Ratanpur 1,509 people All 116 villages in Aurai ## Quick answers - How far is Maheswara from Muzaffarpur? 35 km by road - What is the population of Maheswara? 1,739 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maheswara in? Muzaffarpur district (Aurai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Maheswara? 46.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/aurai/maheswara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.