# Mahesh khunt Village, Dagarua, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Mahesh khunt

Mahesh khunt is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,697 people in 557 households**, the 26th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 2,697people (2011)
- 557households
- 43.8%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Mahesh khunt PIN code and other codes

Mahesh khunt falls in Dagarua sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTeghra
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224228

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?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)30 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)30 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?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mahesh khunt; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amour
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 h winter

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 83% of the 185 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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, 4 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahesh khunt · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****6%**

**21%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**35%

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 Mahesh khunt?

■ Mahesh khunt · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.8%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004**

**975

Working population ****27.6%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.6% for men and 33.7% for women. 48% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 309 (41%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 59 (8%) · **■** Marginal 278 (37%)

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 Dagarua

- Sakma2,904 people
- Gehunia2,897 people
- Maranga2,757 people
- Kachna2,748 people
- Kochali2,683 people
- Majhua2,619 people
- Biswaspur2,511 people
- Chakua2,479 people

[All 154 villages in Dagarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahesh khunt from Purnia?30 km by road
- What is the population of Mahesh khunt?2,697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahesh khunt in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahesh khunt?43.8% (Census 2011)