# Mehsaul Village, Runisaidpur, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Runisaidpur, Sitamarhi 

# Mehsaul

Mehsaul is a village in Runisaidpur sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,381 people in 1,372 households**, the 18th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 6,381people (2011)
- 1,372households
- 53.3%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Mehsaul PIN code and other codes

Mehsaul falls in Runisaidpur sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGangwara Buzurg
- Community development blockRunisaidpur
- Census village code219477

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

## How far is Mehsaul from nearby towns?

- Runisaidpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)30 km by road
- Sitamarhi (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 Mehsaul?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Mehsaul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manik Chauk
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Mehsaul known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 622 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 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 Mehsaul

Of every 100 households in Mehsaul in 2011, 15 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mehsaul · ■ Runisaidpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**32%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**94%

Use banking services ****39%**

**36%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**34%

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 Mehsaul?

■ Mehsaul · ■ Runisaidpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.3%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**885

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**928

Working population ****28.7%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.3% for men and 45.5% for women. 47% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 423 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 549 (30%) · **■** Household industry 46 (3%) · **■** Other work 277 (15%) · **■** Marginal 534 (29%)

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 Runisaidpur

- Deona Buzurg7,676 people
- Bahilwara urf Garha7,484 people
- Siri Khinria7,149 people
- Gurdah urf Ghausnagar6,847 people
- Belahi Nil Kanth5,889 people
- Gidha Phulwaria urf Bhagwanpur5,607 people
- Bishunpur Basdeo urf Bishunpur5,336 people
- Barheta4,898 people

[All 102 villages in Runisaidpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/runisaidpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mehsaul from Sitamarhi?30 km by road
- What is the population of Mehsaul?6,381 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehsaul in?Sitamarhi district (Runisaidpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mehsaul?53.3% (Census 2011)