# Mahisaut Village, Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi, Darbhanga (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan-purbi/mahisaut/ Village · Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi, Darbhanga # Mahisaut Mahisaut is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847213**. The 2011 Census counted **2,861 people in 593 households**, the 14th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 44.1%. - 2,861people (2011) - 593households - 43.8%literacy - 847213PIN code ## Mahisaut PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahisaut is 847213.** Mahisaut falls in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code847213 - Gram panchayatMahisaut - Community development blockKusheshwar Asthan Purbi - Census village code227930 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahisaut from nearby towns? - Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)78 km by road - Rosera (nearest town)27 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 Mahisaut? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Mahisaut; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Biraul - ○Degree college10+ km · Biraul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 Mahisaut known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Mahisaut Of every 100 households in Mahisaut in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mahisaut · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****4%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **91% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****26%** **16% Television ****0%** **2% Mobile phone ****63%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **47% Own their home ****100%** **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 Mahisaut? ■ Mahisaut · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****43.8%** **44.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916** **951 Working population ****38.7%** **37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.7% for men and 24.8% for women. 49% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 62 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (19%) · **■** Other work 10 (1%) · **■** Marginal 823 (74%) 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 Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi - Mahadeo Math4,063 people - Sisauna3,948 people - Urthua3,296 people - Kaunia2,925 people - Anrahi2,369 people - Barania2,353 people - Harnahi2,316 people - Samhaura2,302 people [All 36 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan-purbi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahisaut?847213 - How far is Mahisaut from Darbhanga?78 km by road - What is the population of Mahisaut?2,861 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahisaut in?Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mahisaut?43.8% (Census 2011)