# Maheshpur Village, Pathalgaon, Jashpur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pathalgaon, Jashpur 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Pathalgaon sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496220**. The 2011 Census counted **1,521 people in 330 households**, the 51st largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%.

- 1,521people (2011)
- 330households
- 51.5%literacy
- 496220PIN code

## Maheshpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maheshpur is 496220.** Maheshpur falls in Pathalgaon sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496220
- Gram panchayatMaheshpur
- Community development blockPathalgaon
- Census village code434312

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?

- Pathalgaon (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Jashpur Nagar (district HQ)92 km by road
- Pathalgaon (nearest town)28 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ludeg
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pathalgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madanpur Inchko
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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, tomato and black gram**. About 38% of the 933 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 25 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Pathalgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****12%**

**35%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**35%

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 · ■ Pathalgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.5%**

**61.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1054**

**971

Working population ****46.5%**

**56.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.1% for men and 41.4% for women. 58% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 550 (78%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (16%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 14 (2%)

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 Pathalgaon

- Gala1,627 people
- Bangaon1,612 people
- Sureshpur1,548 people
- Ila1,523 people
- Shivpur1,509 people
- Khutapani1,451 people
- Budhadand1,446 people
- Shekharpur1,418 people

[All 107 villages in Pathalgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/pathalgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maheshpur?496220
- How far is Maheshpur from Jashpur Nagar?92 km by road
- What is the population of Maheshpur?1,521 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Jashpur district (Pathalgaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?51.5% (Census 2011)