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- LGD code
- 232872
- Pincode
- 841418
- Post office
- Marhowrah
- Population
- 797
- Households
- 132
- Literacy rate
- 57.3%
- Sex ratio
- 949 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 211
Census 2011 · in context
How Mahesh Chhapra compares
By population, Mahesh Chhapra ranks #63 of 68 villages in Mashrakh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.3%
+3.8% vs mandal average
- Mahesh Chhapra
- 57.3%
- Mashrakh mandal
- 53.5%
- Saran district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
949
−29 vs mandal average
- Mahesh Chhapra
- 949
- Mashrakh mandal
- 978
Household size
people per home
6.0
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Mahesh Chhapra
- 6.0
- Mashrakh mandal
- 6.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mahesh Chhapra at a glance
Mahesh Chhapra is a village of 797 people in 132 households (Census 2011) in Mashrakh block, Saran district, Bihar, the 63rd-largest of 68 villages in Mashrakh block. Literacy is 57%, 4 points above the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 949 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841418, served by Marhowrah post office; the LGD village code is 232872. The village votes in Garkha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surendra Ram. The population is estimated at 940 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Semari →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahesh Chhapra · this village | 797 | 57% | — |
| Semri · Mashrakh | 3,622 | 50% | — |
| Sikti Bhikham · Mashrakh | 2,862 | 58% | — |
| Shamaspura · Mashrakh | 834 | 66% | — |
| Siuri · Mashrakh | 697 | 70% | — |
| Dawangorhna · Mashrakh | 50 | 88% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mahesh Chhapra
- 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)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAPRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 42
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- semari
- Total area (ha)
- 24
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 14.81
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mahesh Chhapra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Mahesh Chhapra
- LGD code
- 232872
- Pincode
- 841418
- Post office
- Marhowrah
- Population (Census 2011)
- 797
- Population (projected 2026)
- 940
- Households
- 132
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 949
- Literacy rate
- 57.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Saran
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Garkha
- Member of Parliament
- Rajiv Pratap Rudy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Surendra Ram
- Block / Mandal
- Mashrakh
- Nearest PHC
- Naushad Clinic (3.8 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Panchpatia Deoria (7.5 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 841418
- RampurMarhaura mandal7,068 pop
- SonauliMashrakh mandal4,077 pop
- Bahuara PattiMarhaura mandal3,822 pop
- MadarpurMashrakh mandal3,404 pop
- HasanpuraMarhaura mandal3,281 pop
- SemarahiaMarhaura mandal3,134 pop
- Sikti BhikhamMashrakh mandal2,862 pop
- BikrampurMarhaura mandal2,805 pop
- Pojhi BuzurgMarhaura mandal2,640 pop
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Other villages named Mahesh Chhapra
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Mahesh Chhapra
Other villages in Mashrakh mandal
View all 60+ →- Masrakh
- Bahrauli
- Karan Kudaria
- Arna
- Bangra
- Chand Kudaria
- Harpur Jan
- Dumarsan
- Sonauli
- Jajauli
- Kawalpura
- Ghogia
- Semri
- Madarpur
- Gangauli
- Bishunpura
- Bansohi
- Chhapia
- Sikti Bhikham
- Nawada
- Khajuri
- Gandaman
- Padmaul
- Durgauli
- Barahimpur Gopi
- Sisai
- Lakhanpur
- Bishunpura
- Hanuman Ganj
- Charihara
- Gorhna
- Pachkhanda
- Pakri
- Dhaurigopal
- Sikti Khanjahan
- Sundar
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)