# Maheshpur Village, Kargahar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kargahar, Rohtas 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **934 people in 149 households**, the 98th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 934people (2011)
- 149households
- 70.1%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Maheshpur PIN code and other codes

Maheshpur falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAkorhi
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251830

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?

- Kargahar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)30 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)30 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?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Maheshpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Akorhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khaira
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 99% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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, 5 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**74%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****38%**

**64%

Television ****11%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

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

**16%

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 · ■ Kargahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1211**

**918

Working population ****32.2%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 57.9% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (8%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 50 (17%) · **■** Marginal 104 (35%)

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 Kargahar

- Khairahi974 people
- Basantpur961 people
- Gogahra957 people
- Damodarpur956 people
- Jalwaia910 people
- Chandarbhanpur903 people
- Jagdatpur894 people
- Sanwabahar892 people

[All 257 villages in Kargahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maheshpur from Sasaram?30 km by road
- What is the population of Maheshpur?934 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?70.1% (Census 2011)