# Maharoai Village, Sohagpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol 

# Maharoai

Maharoai is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **750 people in 189 households**, the 162nd largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 750people (2011)
- 189households
- 63.8%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Maharoai PIN code and other codes

Maharoai falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPali No.1
- Census village code501385

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

## How far is Maharoai from nearby towns?

- Shahdol (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)55 km by road
- Jaisinghnagar (nearest town)30 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 Maharoai?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amjhor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaisinghnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Maharoai known for?

About 8% of the 1,673 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Maharoai

Of every 100 households in Maharoai in 2011, 43 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maharoai · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**23%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****96%**

**67%

Television ****5%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Maharoai?

■ Maharoai · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**965

Working population ****62.4%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 51.2% for women. 61% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 48 (10%) · **■** Marginal 412 (88%)

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 Sohagpur

- Dhaunha768 people
- Jawari767 people
- Khairbana764 people
- Beliya762 people
- Amjhar748 people
- Harra746 people
- Duladar744 people
- Deogawan736 people

[All 302 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maharoai from Shahdol?55 km by road
- What is the population of Maharoai?750 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maharoai in?Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maharoai?63.8% (Census 2011)