# Mahesia Village, Dariapur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dariapur, Saran 

# Mahesia

Mahesia is a village in Dariapur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,505 people in 287 households**, the 73rd largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.

- 1,505people (2011)
- 287households
- 65.7%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Mahesia PIN code and other codes

Mahesia falls in Dariapur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJitwarpur
- Community development blockDariapur
- Census village code234201

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

## How far is Mahesia from nearby towns?

- Dariapur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)35 km by road
- Dighwara (nearest town)27 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 Mahesia?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Mahesia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Derni
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Parsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Mahesia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 50% of the 87 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Mahesia

Of every 100 households in Mahesia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahesia · ■ Dariapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**54%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****62%**

**53%

Television ****10%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mahesia?

■ Mahesia · ■ Dariapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**58.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**916

Working population ****27.9%**

**25.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 53.4% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (40%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (9%) · **■** Marginal 209 (50%)

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 Dariapur

- Bhagwanpur1,538 people
- Bhagwanpur1,528 people
- Sakhnauli1,527 people
- Hukraha1,525 people
- Sarae Muzaffar1,503 people
- Barua1,497 people
- Manpur1,481 people
- Fursatpur1,472 people

[All 196 villages in Dariapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/dariapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahesia from Chhapra?35 km by road
- What is the population of Mahesia?1,505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahesia in?Saran district (Dariapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahesia?65.7% (Census 2011)