# Bakhri Mahesh Village, Kalyanpur, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kalyanpur/bakhri-mahesh/ Village · Kalyanpur, Purba Champaran # Bakhri Mahesh Bakhri Mahesh is a village in Kalyanpur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,333 people in 270 households**, the 50th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%. - 1,333people (2011) - 270households - 64.7%literacy - 949females per 1,000 males ## Bakhri Mahesh PIN code and other codes Bakhri Mahesh falls in Kalyanpur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBarharwa Mahanad - Community development blockKalyanpur - Census village code218303 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bakhri Mahesh from nearby towns? - Kalyanpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)34 km by road - Chakia (nearest town)10 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 Bakhri Mahesh? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Bakhri Mahesh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chakia - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chakia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Bakhri Mahesh known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Bakhri Mahesh Of every 100 households in Bakhri Mahesh in 2011, 0 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bakhri Mahesh · ■ Kalyanpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****20%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **81% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **97% Use banking services ****54%** **50% Television ****8%** **8% Mobile phone ****69%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **14% Own their home ****100%** **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 Bakhri Mahesh? ■ Bakhri Mahesh · ■ Kalyanpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%** **56.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017** **929 Working population ****30.8%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.7% for men and 50.8% for women. 44% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 178 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (37%) · **■** Other work 14 (3%) · **■** Marginal 66 (16%) 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 Kalyanpur - Gobindapur1,639 people - Bahlolpur Sargi1,592 people - Dewpur Parsa1,562 people - Tendua1,508 people - Koir Ganwan1,322 people - Bahlolpur Garbi1,308 people - Minhai Gaundra1,306 people - Ahimanwan1,150 people [All 98 villages in Kalyanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kalyanpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bakhri Mahesh from Motihari?34 km by road - What is the population of Bakhri Mahesh?1,333 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bakhri Mahesh in?Purba Champaran district (Kalyanpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bakhri Mahesh?64.7% (Census 2011)