Meharpur, Shambhuganj, Banka, Bihar, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Meharpur


The village Meharpur is located in Shambhuganj C.D.Block of Banka District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Jhakhra Gram Panchayat. It comes under Shambhuganj Community Development Block. The nearest town is Banka, which is about 25 kilometers away from Meharpur.

Travel and Communication for Meharpur


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Meharpur,
Banka,
Bihar, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Meharpur


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Meharpur is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Meharpur is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Meharpur


As per available data from the year 2009, 1653 persons live in 300 house holds in the village Meharpur. There are 770 female individuals and 883 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 46.58% and males constitute 53.42% of the total population.

There are 512 scheduled castes persons of which 244 are females and 268 are males. Females constitute 47.66% and males constitute 52.34% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 30.97% of the total population.

Population density of Meharpur is 1967.86 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Meharpur


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Total area of Meharpur is 84 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 53.9 ha. About 1.1 ha is un-irrigated area. About 52.8 ha is irrigated area. About 17.8 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 27 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 2 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 6 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 9.4 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 20.7 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Meharpur


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Chautara, which is more than 10 kms away from Meharpur.

There is a government primary school in the village Meharpur.

There is a government middle school in the village Meharpur.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Sambhugabj, which is more than 10 kms away from Meharpur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Gulni Kusaha, which is less than 5 kms away from Meharpur.

Colleges in Meharpur


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Malda Buzurg, which is 5-10 kms away from Meharpur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Bhagalpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Meharpur.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Bhagalpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Meharpur.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Bhagalpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Meharpur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Bhagalpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Meharpur.

Other Educational Facilities in Meharpur


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Bhagalpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Meharpur.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Bhagalpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Meharpur.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Bhagalpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Meharpur.

Healthcare Facilities in Meharpur


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Meharpur.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Meharpur.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Meharpur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Meharpur.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Meharpur.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Meharpur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Meharpur.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Meharpur.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Meharpur.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Meharpur.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Meharpur.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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