# Maheshdih Village, Akbarpur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Akbarpur, Nawada 

# Maheshdih

Maheshdih is a village in Akbarpur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,440 people in 358 households**, the 23rd largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 2,440people (2011)
- 358households
- 66.7%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Maheshdih PIN code and other codes

Maheshdih falls in Akbarpur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockAkbarpur
- Census village code258054

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

## How far is Maheshdih from nearby towns?

- Akbarpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)13 km by road
- Nawada (nearest town)13 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 Maheshdih?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Maheshdih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Maheshdih known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 44% of the 234 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Maheshdih

Of every 100 households in Maheshdih in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maheshdih · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****29%**

**32%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**40%

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 Maheshdih?

■ Maheshdih · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**950

Working population ****26.1%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 57.3% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 170 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 200 (31%) · **■** Household industry 20 (3%) · **■** Other work 75 (12%) · **■** Marginal 172 (27%)

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 Akbarpur

- Diri2,835 people
- Lakhmohna2,794 people
- Paharpur2,635 people
- Kulna2,601 people
- Supaul2,344 people
- Telbadro2,342 people
- Kajhia2,302 people
- Dihi2,263 people

[All 157 villages in Akbarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/akbarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maheshdih from Nawada?13 km by road
- What is the population of Maheshdih?2,440 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshdih in?Nawada district (Akbarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshdih?66.7% (Census 2011)