# Maheshpur Village, Baghmara-Cum-Katras, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/baghmara-cum-katras/maheshpur-361551/ Village · Baghmara-Cum-Katras, Dhanbad # Maheshpur Maheshpur is a village in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code **828306**. The 2011 Census counted **3,234 people in 633 households**, the 11th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 3,234people (2011) - 633households - 80.4%literacy - 828306PIN code ## Maheshpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Maheshpur is 828306.** Maheshpur falls in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - PIN code828306 - Gram panchayatMaheshpur - Community development blockBaghmara-Cum-Katras - Census village code361551 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)7 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ)40 km by road - Dhanbad (nearest town)40 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 - ●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 - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bansjora - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahuda - ○Degree college5–10 km · Katras - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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**. About 5% of the 112 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 Maheshpur Of every 100 households in Maheshpur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Maheshpur · ■ Baghmara-Cum-Katras rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **86% Toilet within the home ****45%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **80% Tap water ****64%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****3%** **26% Use banking services ****79%** **66% Television ****68%** **53% Mobile phone ****75%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****34%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **15% Own their home ****54%** **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+) ****80.4%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039** **929 Working population ****27.8%** **29.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 71.3% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 27 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 697 (78%) · **■** Marginal 165 (18%) 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 - Bagdaha3,551 people - Bahera Kudar3,494 people - Darida3,366 people - Jamua3,315 people - Tentulia3,228 people - Nichitpur3,151 people - Deoghara3,149 people - Tundu3,112 people [All 192 villages in Baghmara-Cum-Katras](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/baghmara-cum-katras/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maheshpur?828306 - How far is Maheshpur from Dhanbad?40 km by road - What is the population of Maheshpur?3,234 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maheshpur in?Dhanbad district (Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?80.4% (Census 2011)