# Mahesia Village, Riga, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Riga, Sitamarhi 

# Mahesia

Mahesia is a village in Riga sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,301 people in 1,095 households**, the 15th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 5,301people (2011)
- 1,095households
- 52.0%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Mahesia PIN code and other codes

Mahesia falls in Riga sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahesiya
- Community development blockRiga
- Census village code219377

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?

- Riga (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)23 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)23 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?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Mahesia; 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 · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Majhaulia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Mahesia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 383 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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, 27 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahesia · ■ Riga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****43%**

**35%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**28%

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 · ■ Riga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.0%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**937

Working population ****28.5%**

**28.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.2% for men and 43.9% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 327 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 486 (32%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 190 (13%) · **■** Marginal 475 (31%)

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 Riga

- Kapraul Siroman5,924 people
- Shahbazpur5,800 people
- Sirahi5,608 people
- Bhagwanpur5,519 people
- Kusumari5,270 people
- Kharsan5,056 people
- Sonar4,956 people
- Bhawanipur4,937 people

[All 42 villages in Riga](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahesia from Sitamarhi?23 km by road
- What is the population of Mahesia?5,301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahesia in?Sitamarhi district (Riga sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahesia?52.0% (Census 2011)