# Maheshpur Village, Gawan, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Gawan, Giridih 

# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Gawan sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815313**. The 2011 Census counted **631 people in 95 households**, the 47th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 631people (2011)
- 95households
- 47.7%literacy
- 815313PIN code

## Maheshpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maheshpur is 815313.** Maheshpur falls in Gawan sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code815313
- Gram panchayatMalda
- Community development blockGawan
- Census village code350275

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?

- Gawan (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)98 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)98 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gawan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Giridih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 65% of the 21 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Gawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**23%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****38%**

**51%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Maheshpur?

■ Maheshpur · ■ Gawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.7%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**945

Working population ****66.9%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 24.4% for women. 64% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (34%) · **■** Other work 33 (8%) · **■** Marginal 240 (57%)

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 Gawan

- Harni660 people
- Mahuari660 people
- Kishanpur640 people
- Bendro638 people
- Kumhaina614 people
- Bhikhi575 people
- Kakmari562 people
- Nawadih560 people

[All 160 villages in Gawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/gawan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maheshpur?815313
- How far is Maheshpur from Giridih?98 km by road
- What is the population of Maheshpur?631 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in?Giridih district (Gawan sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur?47.7% (Census 2011)