# Maheshwara Village, Gwalior, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gwalior, Gwalior 

# Maheshwara

Maheshwara is a village in Gwalior sub-district of Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh, PIN code **474043**. The 2011 Census counted **432 people in 76 households**, the 221st largest of 309 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 432people (2011)
- 76households
- 73.3%literacy
- 474043PIN code

## Maheshwara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maheshwara is 474043.** Maheshwara falls in Gwalior sub-district, Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh.

- PIN code474043
- Community development blockGhatigaon
- Census village code453807

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

## How far is Maheshwara from nearby towns?

- Gwalior (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Gwalior (district HQ)20 km by road
- Gwalior (nearest town)20 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 Maheshwara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Maheshwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gwalior
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gwalior
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Maheshwara known for?

The main crops are **bajra, wheat and mustard**. About 57% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Maheshwara

Of every 100 households in Maheshwara in 2011, 12 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maheshwara · ■ Gwalior rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**13%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****8%**

**34%

Television ****6%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Maheshwara?

■ Maheshwara · ■ Gwalior rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854**

**839

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****657**

**830

Working population ****26.9%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 59.1% for women. 47% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 104 (90%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 10 (9%)

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 Gwalior

- Karigawan453 people
- Lakhnotikalan453 people
- Lakhnotikhurd446 people
- Gunjna444 people
- Adupura Khalsa426 people
- Bhagwan Ka Pura423 people
- Kheriya Kachhai419 people
- Barauapichhore417 people

[All 335 villages in Gwalior](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/gwalior/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maheshwara?474043
- How far is Maheshwara from Gwalior?20 km by road
- What is the population of Maheshwara?432 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshwara in?Gwalior district (Gwalior sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshwara?73.3% (Census 2011)