# Maheshpur Village, Ambikapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Ambikapur, Surguja 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **528 people in 136 households**, the 114th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 528people (2011)
- 136households
- 46.3%literacy
- 497001PIN code

## Maheshpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maheshpur is 497001.** Maheshpur falls in Ambikapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497001
- Gram panchayatPondikala
- Community development blockAmbikapur
- Census village code433027

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?

- Ambikapur (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)50 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

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Naganagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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?

About 64% of the 380 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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, 90 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****87%**

**59%

Television ****3%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**28%

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 · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.3%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1122**

**972

Working population ****51.5%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.6% for men and 37.4% for women. 55% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 136 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 72 (26%)

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 Ambikapur

- Tihpatra566 people
- Rukhpur558 people
- Parsapali550 people
- Ramnagar540 people
- Kera Kachhar499 people
- Kalapara482 people
- Kalyanpur477 people
- Sonpur Khurd473 people

[All 122 villages in Ambikapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maheshpur?497001
- How far is Maheshpur from Ambikapur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Maheshpur?528 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?46.3% (Census 2011)