# Mahesh Chhapra Village, Maker, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Maker, Saran 

# Mahesh Chhapra

Mahesh Chhapra is a village in Maker sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,220 people in 161 households**, the 18th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 1,220people (2011)
- 161households
- 56.5%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Mahesh Chhapra PIN code and other codes

Mahesh Chhapra falls in Maker sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTara Amnaur
- Community development blockMaker
- Census village code234002

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mahesh Chhapra from nearby towns?

- Maker (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)46 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)47 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 Mahesh Chhapra?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mahesh Chhapra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maker
- ○Degree college10+ km · Parsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Mahesh Chhapra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Mahesh Chhapra

Of every 100 households in Mahesh Chhapra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahesh Chhapra · ■ Maker rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**87%

Tap water ****2%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**98%

Use banking services ****83%**

**61%

Television ****14%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**13%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mahesh Chhapra?

■ Mahesh Chhapra · ■ Maker rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.5%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**971

Working population ****43.4%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 43.2% for women. 47% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (25%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 47 (9%) · **■** Marginal 227 (43%)

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 Maker

- Parsotimpur1,560 people
- Khalpura1,526 people
- Ekderwa Masuriya1,460 people
- Ketuka Bikram1,378 people
- Bishunpura1,218 people
- Barhi Chak1,179 people
- Jamalpur1,163 people
- Hasanpura970 people

[All 41 villages in Maker](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/maker/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahesh Chhapra from Chhapra?46 km by road
- What is the population of Mahesh Chhapra?1,220 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahesh Chhapra in?Saran district (Maker sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahesh Chhapra?56.5% (Census 2011)