# Maheshpur Village, Belsand, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Belsand, Sitamarhi 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Belsand sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **854 people in 207 households**, the 32nd largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 854people (2011)
- 207households
- 44.8%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Maheshpur PIN code and other codes

Maheshpur falls in Belsand sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhandari
- Community development blockBelsand
- Census village code219417

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?

- Belsand (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)25 km by road
- Belsand (nearest town)4 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?

9 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 · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Runisaidpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Belsand
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Maheshpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 31 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Belsand rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****8%**

**29%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**36%

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 Maheshpur?

■ Maheshpur · ■ Belsand rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.8%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**931

Working population ****36.7%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.6% for men and 35.5% for women. 55% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (25%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 196 (63%)

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 Belsand

- Nunaura1,413 people
- Sukhi1,165 people
- Bharwari Tola1,153 people
- Garhwa Bhada873 people
- Jhawa Tola626 people
- Arazi Rupauli Nankar485 people
- Gothwara431 people
- Mandar384 people

[All 38 villages in Belsand](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/belsand/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maheshpur from Sitamarhi?25 km by road
- What is the population of Maheshpur?854 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Sitamarhi district (Belsand sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?44.8% (Census 2011)