# Maher Village, Purna, Parbhani (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Purna, Parbhani 

# Maher

Maher is a village in Purna sub-district of Parbhani district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **486 people in 99 households**, the 82nd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.6%.

- 486people (2011)
- 99households
- 66.3%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Maher PIN code and other codes

Maher falls in Purna sub-district, Parbhani district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPurna
- Census village code547259

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

## How far is Maher from nearby towns?

- Purna (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Parbhani (district HQ)35 km by road
- Gangakhed (nearest town)35 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 Maher?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tadkalas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanded
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Maher known for?

About 95% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Maher

Of every 100 households in Maher in 2011, 91 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Maher · ■ Purna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**70%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**28%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****80%**

**67%

Television ****30%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**30%

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 Maher?

■ Maher · ■ Purna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**71.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**896

Working population ****54.9%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 59.0% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 192 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Purna

- Hatkarwadi539 people
- Govindpur537 people
- Banegaon502 people
- Wadgaon tarf navki488 people
- Sandalpur432 people
- Marsul traf lasina373 people
- Ekrukha tarf gangakhed361 people
- Ithalapur mali304 people

[All 93 villages in Purna](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/parbhani/purna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maher from Parbhani?35 km by road
- What is the population of Maher?486 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maher in?Parbhani district (Purna sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Maher?66.3% (Census 2011)