# Maheshri Village, Gairatganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gairatganj, Raisen 

# Maheshri

Maheshri is a village in Gairatganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **222 people in 49 households**, the 141st largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 222people (2011)
- 49households
- 84.4%literacy
- 734females per 1,000 males

## Maheshri PIN code and other codes

Maheshri falls in Gairatganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGairatganj
- Census village code483884

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

## How far is Maheshri from nearby towns?

- Gairatgang (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)40 km by road
- Raisen (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 Maheshri?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Maheshri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dehgoan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raisen
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raisen
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Maheshri known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 97% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Maheshri

Of every 100 households in Maheshri in 2011, 100 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Maheshri · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**14%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**26%

Television ****0%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****72%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Maheshri?

■ Maheshri · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****734**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****579**

**941

Working population ****49.1%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 72.3% for women. 44% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 42 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 61 (56%)

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 Gairatganj

- Pathari234 people
- Panjhirpa229 people
- Parasi225 people
- Chironjiya223 people
- Rajhadi220 people
- Khejdagarhi219 people
- Jhirniya216 people
- Mankapur212 people

[All 169 villages in Gairatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/gairatganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maheshri from Raisen?40 km by road
- What is the population of Maheshri?222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshri in?Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshri?84.4% (Census 2011)