Village · Baharagora, Purbi Singhbhum
# Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a village in Baharagora sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code 832102. The 2011 Census counted 131 people in 31 households, the 289th largest of 359 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.
- 131 people (2011)
- 31 households
- 51.9% literacy
- 832102 PIN code

## Maheshpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Maheshpur is 832102. Maheshpur falls in Baharagora sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 832102
- Gram panchayat Ghuiyapal
- Community development block Baharagora
- Census village code 364904

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Maheshpur from nearby towns?
- Bahragora (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Chakulia (nearest town) 32 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## 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
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bahragora
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Barhagora
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bahragora
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Maheshpur known for?

The main crops are rice. About 56% of the 87 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Maheshpur

Of every 100 households in Maheshpur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maheshpur · ■ Baharagora rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 78%
- Toilet within the home 0% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 84%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 21%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92%
- Use banking services 100% 57%
- Television 0% 18%
- Mobile phone 0% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 29% 20%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Maheshpur?

■ Maheshpur · ■ Baharagora rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 51.9% 64.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 926 960
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 769 944
- Working population 50.4% 44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 28.3% for women. 46% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 1 (2%) · ■ Marginal 65 (98%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Baharagora
- Bela 136 people
- Dumariya 136 people
- Chormundi 132 people
- Balagerya 131 people
- Amlatoradih 126 people
- Chaitanpur 119 people
- Barigram 116 people
- Duliya Para 112 people

All 451 villages in Baharagora

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Maheshpur? 832102
- What is the population of Maheshpur? 131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshpur in? Purbi Singhbhum district (Baharagora sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshpur? 51.9% (Census 2011)

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