# Maheshpur Village, Premnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Premnagar, Surguja 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Premnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,755 people in 448 households**, the 10th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.

- 1,755people (2011)
- 448households
- 52.2%literacy
- 497116PIN code

## Maheshpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maheshpur is 497116.** Maheshpur falls in Premnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497116
- Gram panchayatMaheshpur
- Community development blockPremnagar
- Census village code432911

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?

- Premnagar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)120 km by road
- Premnagar (nearest town)20 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Premnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shirinagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 56% of the 403 hectares of village land is sown, and 301 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, 14 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Premnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**29%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****72%**

**72%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**34%

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 · ■ Premnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.2%**

**56.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1168**

**957

Working population ****56.7%**

**55.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.8% for men and 38.9% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 421 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (2%) · **■** Marginal 535 (54%)

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 Premnagar

- Durgapur2,202 people
- Kedarpur2,070 people
- Bakirma1,967 people
- Bakalo1,909 people
- Raghunathpur1,708 people
- Namna1,677 people
- Bramhapur1,649 people
- Mahgai1,616 people

[All 46 villages in Premnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/premnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maheshpur?497116
- How far is Maheshpur from Ambikapur?120 km by road
- What is the population of Maheshpur?1,755 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Surguja district (Premnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?52.2% (Census 2011)