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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SONI DEVI
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- LGD code
- 241959
- Pincode
- 813106
- Post office
- Katoria
- Population
- 3,918
- Households
- 756
- Literacy rate
- 27.9%
- Sex ratio
- 877 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,657
Census 2011 · in context
How Maheshmara compares
By population, Maheshmara ranks #6 of 379 villages in Katoria mandal.
Literacy rate
%
27.9%
−9.6% vs mandal average
- Maheshmara
- 27.9%
- Katoria mandal
- 37.5%
- Banka district
- 47.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
877
−25 vs mandal average
- Maheshmara
- 877
- Katoria mandal
- 902
Household size
people per home
5.2
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Maheshmara
- 5.2
- Katoria mandal
- 5.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Maheshmara at a glance
Maheshmara is a village of 3,918 people in 756 households (Census 2011) in Katoria block, Banka district, Bihar, the 6th-largest of 379 villages in Katoria block. Literacy is 28%, 10 points below the block average of 38% and the sex ratio is 877 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 813106, served by Katoria post office; the LGD village code is 241959. The sarpanch is SONI DEVI, and the village votes in Amarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jayant Raj. The population is estimated at 4,619 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Maheshmara
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 1
- Power hours (winter)
- 1
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- DEOGHAR(JHARKHAND)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 44
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Harhar
- Total area (ha)
- 1,012.2
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 152.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 510.4
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Maheshmara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Maheshmara
- LGD code
- 241959
- Pincode
- 813106
- Post office
- Katoria
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,918
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,619
- Households
- 756
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 877
- Literacy rate
- 27.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Banka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Amarpur
- Member of Parliament
- Giridhari Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jayant Raj
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SONI DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Katoria
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)