# Main Mehsi Village, Mehsi, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/mehsi/main-mehsi/ Village · Mehsi, Purba Champaran # Main Mehsi Main Mehsi is a village in Mehsi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,150 people in 411 households**, the 20th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%. - 2,150people (2011) - 411households - 37.2%literacy - 921females per 1,000 males ## Main Mehsi PIN code and other codes Main Mehsi falls in Mehsi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKatha - Community development blockMehsi - Census village code218706 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Main Mehsi from nearby towns? - Mehsi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)50 km by road - Mehsi (nearest town)5 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 Main Mehsi? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Main Mehsi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tetaria - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chakia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes 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 Main Mehsi known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 41% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Main Mehsi Of every 100 households in Main Mehsi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Main Mehsi · ■ Mehsi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **4% Toilet within the home ****13%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****36%** **44% Television ****2%** **7% Mobile phone ****24%** **56% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****65%** **20% Own their home ****91%** **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 Main Mehsi? ■ Main Mehsi · ■ Mehsi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****37.2%** **54.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **903 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1157** **962 Working population ****21.9%** **33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 45.7% for men and 27.3% for women. 39% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 20 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 387 (82%) 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 Mehsi - Partapur2,421 people - Nonimal2,397 people - Bishambharpur Pahari2,242 people - Bhualidih2,173 people - Chak Nagri2,071 people - Sulsabad1,981 people - Damodarpur1,980 people - Tajpur Bara1,973 people [All 94 villages in Mehsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/mehsi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Main Mehsi from Motihari?50 km by road - What is the population of Main Mehsi?2,150 (Census 2011) - Which district is Main Mehsi in?Purba Champaran district (Mehsi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Main Mehsi?37.2% (Census 2011)