# Maheshpur Village, Baghmara-Cum-Katras, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (2) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/baghmara-cum-katras/maheshpur-361464/ Village · Baghmara-Cum-Katras, Dhanbad # Maheshpur Maheshpur is a village in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,764 people in 309 households**, the 42nd largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 1,764people (2011) - 309households - 62.9%literacy - 960females per 1,000 males ## Maheshpur PIN code and other codes Maheshpur falls in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - Gram panchayatMaheshpur - Community development blockBaghmara-Cum-Katras - Census village code361464 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? - Baghmara (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ)21 km by road - Dhanbad (nearest town)21 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 · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rajganj - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rajganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 **rice**. Products made here include bricks. About 26% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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, 96 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Maheshpur · ■ Baghmara-Cum-Katras rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **86% Toilet within the home ****0%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **80% Tap water ****1%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **26% Use banking services ****55%** **66% Television ****36%** **53% Mobile phone ****25%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **15% Own their home ****100%** **82% 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 · ■ Baghmara-Cum-Katras rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984** **929 Working population ****31.6%** **29.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.2% for men and 49.9% for women. 48% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 78 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 238 (43%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 167 (30%) · **■** Marginal 66 (12%) 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 Baghmara-Cum-Katras - Tetulia1,889 people - Phatamahul1,823 people - Rampur1,822 people - Barpanredih1,777 people - Pipratanr1,756 people - Mahathadi1,736 people - Phulwar1,736 people - Kanko1,704 people [All 192 villages in Baghmara-Cum-Katras](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/baghmara-cum-katras/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Maheshpur from Dhanbad?21 km by road - What is the population of Maheshpur?1,764 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maheshpur in?Dhanbad district (Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?62.9% (Census 2011)