# Maika Village, Sohagpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol 

# Maika

Maika is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **220 people in 53 households**, the 264th largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 220people (2011)
- 53households
- 46.6%literacy
- 1,056females per 1,000 males

## Maika PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code501315

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

## How far is Maika from nearby towns?

- Shahdol (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)8 km by road
- Shahdol (nearest town)8 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 Maika?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Maika; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shahdol
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shahdol
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Maika known for?

About 41% of the 398 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Maika

Of every 100 households in Maika in 2011, 8 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maika · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**51%

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

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**23%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****96%**

**67%

Television ****2%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Maika?

■ Maika · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**965

Working population ****54.1%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 43.5% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 116 (97%)

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

- Adhiyar Khoh237 people
- Deori234 people
- Dongaritola234 people
- Khouhai230 people
- Pachpedi217 people
- Saigin214 people
- Bijaha213 people
- Chhirhati209 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Maika from Shahdol?8 km by road
- What is the population of Maika?220 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maika in?Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maika?46.6% (Census 2011)