# Hero Village, Meskaur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Meskaur, Nawada 

# Hero

Hero is a village in Meskaur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **901 people in 152 households**, the 40th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 901people (2011)
- 152households
- 74.9%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Hero PIN code and other codes

Hero falls in Meskaur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTetaria
- Community development blockMeskaur
- Census village code258232

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

## How far is Hero from nearby towns?

- Meskaur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)36 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)12 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 Hero?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Hero; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hisua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hisua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Hero known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Hero

Of every 100 households in Hero in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hero · ■ Meskaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****2%**

**29%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Hero?

■ Hero · ■ Meskaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**968

Working population ****4.2%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 62.8% for women. 6% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (8%) · **■** Other work 16 (42%) · **■** Marginal 16 (42%)

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 Meskaur

- Alawan956 people
- Chorabara951 people
- Chanda Bara941 people
- Majhila924 people
- Arandi893 people
- Dewara731 people
- Milki727 people
- Shekhabara681 people

[All 60 villages in Meskaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/meskaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Hero from Nawada?36 km by road
- What is the population of Hero?901 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hero in?Nawada district (Meskaur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Hero?74.9% (Census 2011)