# Maherakhapa Village, Sausar, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sausar, Chhindwara 

# Maherakhapa

Maherakhapa is a village in Sausar sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **612 people in 148 households**, the 66th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.

- 612people (2011)
- 148households
- 64.0%literacy
- 1,061females per 1,000 males

## Maherakhapa PIN code and other codes

Maherakhapa falls in Sausar sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSausar
- Census village code495261

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

## How far is Maherakhapa from nearby towns?

- Sausar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)70 km by road
- Sausar (nearest town)17 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 Maherakhapa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Maherakhapa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Piplanarayar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sausar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sausar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Maherakhapa known for?

About 41% of the 890 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Maherakhapa

Of every 100 households in Maherakhapa in 2011, 59 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maherakhapa · ■ Sausar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**39%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****64%**

**42%

Television ****20%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**43%

Own their home ****95%**

**89%

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 Maherakhapa?

■ Maherakhapa · ■ Sausar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**944

Working population ****56.0%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 54.6% for women. 59% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 40 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (29%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 197 (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 Sausar

- Bhivadoni625 people
- Bichhawi624 people
- Marram623 people
- Sarra Sawari619 people
- Ghadela Malaujan610 people
- Nauthal608 people
- Sayra580 people
- Sawangi566 people

[All 141 villages in Sausar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/sausar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maherakhapa from Chhindwara?70 km by road
- What is the population of Maherakhapa?612 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maherakhapa in?Chhindwara district (Sausar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maherakhapa?64.0% (Census 2011)