# Mahesh Khunt Village, Kursakatta, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kursakatta, Araria 

# Mahesh Khunt

Mahesh Khunt is a village in Kursakatta sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854331**. The 2011 Census counted **1,165 people in 227 households**, the 44th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 1,165people (2011)
- 227households
- 52.9%literacy
- 854331PIN code

## Mahesh Khunt PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahesh Khunt is 854331.** Mahesh Khunt falls in Kursakatta sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854331
- Gram panchayatLachhmipur
- Community development blockKursakatta
- Census village code221889

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

## How far is Mahesh Khunt from nearby towns?

- Kursakatta (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)32 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)32 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 Mahesh Khunt?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Mahesh Khunt; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnea
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Forbesganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Mahesh Khunt known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Mahesh Khunt

Of every 100 households in Mahesh Khunt in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahesh Khunt · ■ Kursakatta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**57%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****3%**

**16%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Mahesh Khunt?

■ Mahesh Khunt · ■ Kursakatta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.9%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1140**

**952

Working population ****38.5%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.1% for men and 44.2% for women. 55% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 268 (60%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 103 (23%)

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 Kursakatta

- Parbata1,539 people
- Chaita1,369 people
- Chikni1,328 people
- Katpahar1,195 people
- Darha Pipra1,162 people
- Sinwari1,115 people
- Padaria1,056 people
- Sisabari1,006 people

[All 69 villages in Kursakatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/kursakatta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahesh Khunt?854331
- How far is Mahesh Khunt from Araria?32 km by road
- What is the population of Mahesh Khunt?1,165 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahesh Khunt in?Araria district (Kursakatta sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahesh Khunt?52.9% (Census 2011)