# Mahesh Khunt Village, Baisa, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Baisa, Purnia 

# Mahesh Khunt

Mahesh Khunt is a village in Baisa sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854315**. The 2011 Census counted **553 people in 117 households**, the 93rd largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 20.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.3%.

- 553people (2011)
- 117households
- 20.5%literacy
- 854315PIN code

## Mahesh Khunt PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahesh Khunt is 854315.** Mahesh Khunt falls in Baisa sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- PIN code854315
- Gram panchayatRauta
- Community development blockBaisa
- Census village code223964

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?

- Baisa (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)65 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)65 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

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Channi
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amour
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand 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 Mahesh Khunt known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahesh Khunt · ■ Baisa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**20%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****12%**

**14%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**40%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mahesh Khunt?

■ Mahesh Khunt · ■ Baisa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****20.5%**

**43.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1156**

**950

Working population ****21.2%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 24.0% for men and 16.9% for women. 39% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 19 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (75%) · **■** Other work 7 (6%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

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 Baisa

- Pipaltora595 people
- Hijli593 people
- Phero Pokharia565 people
- Mahalbari561 people
- Rahata520 people
- Dharambari468 people
- Kanimaldahi460 people
- Malhara444 people

[All 132 villages in Baisa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahesh Khunt?854315
- How far is Mahesh Khunt from Purnia?65 km by road
- What is the population of Mahesh Khunt?553 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahesh Khunt in?Purnia district (Baisa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahesh Khunt?20.5% (Census 2011)