# Mahapur Village, Sona Rai Tharhi, Deoghar (Jharkhand)

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Village · Sona Rai Tharhi, Deoghar 

# Mahapur

Mahapur is a village in Sona Rai Tharhi sub-district of Deoghar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814150**. The 2011 Census counted **930 people in 164 households**, the 16th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 930people (2011)
- 164households
- 45.8%literacy
- 814150PIN code

## Mahapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahapur is 814150.** Mahapur falls in Sona Rai Tharhi sub-district, Deoghar district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814150
- Gram panchayatMahapur
- Community development blockSona Rai Tharhi
- Census village code354169

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

## How far is Mahapur from nearby towns?

- Sona Rai Tharhi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Deoghar (district HQ)36 km by road
- Deoghar (nearest town)36 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 Mahapur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Mahapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sona Rai Tharhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Deoghar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 1 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 Mahapur known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 48% of the 46 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Mahapur

Of every 100 households in Mahapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahapur · ■ Sona Rai Tharhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**5%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****14%**

**38%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mahapur?

■ Mahapur · ■ Sona Rai Tharhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.8%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**967

Working population ****52.4%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.0% for men and 36.7% for women. 53% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (6%) · **■** Household industry 318 (65%) · **■** Other work 64 (13%) · **■** Marginal 20 (4%)

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 Sona Rai Tharhi

- Barhmotra993 people
- Jamua993 people
- Jarka973 people
- Kusumthar939 people
- Tharilapra873 people
- Basbutia812 people
- Dhorhwa778 people
- Naktiamjora747 people

[All 214 villages in Sona Rai Tharhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/deoghar/sona-rai-tharhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahapur?814150
- How far is Mahapur from Deoghar?36 km by road
- What is the population of Mahapur?930 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahapur in?Deoghar district (Sona Rai Tharhi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mahapur?45.8% (Census 2011)