# Mahind Village, Bijbehara, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/mahind/ Village · Bijbehara, Anantnag # Mahind Mahind is a village in Bijbehara sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **2,208 people in 345 households**, the 17th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%. - 2,208people (2011) - 345households - 61.3%literacy - 1,004females per 1,000 males ## Mahind PIN code and other codes Mahind falls in Bijbehara sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatMahind - Community development blockDachanipora - Census village code003588 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahind from nearby towns? - Bijbehara (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)15 km by road - Beijbehara (nearest town)9 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 Mahind? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Mahind; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bijbehara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 8 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 Mahind known for? The main crops are **walnut, wheat and maize**. Products made here include carpet and crewel. About 71% of the 368 hectares of village land is sown, and 237 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 Mahind Of every 100 households in Mahind in 2011, 93 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Mahind · ■ Bijbehara rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **93% Toilet within the home ****68%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **38% Tap water ****100%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****68%** **71% Television ****54%** **52% Mobile phone ****85%** **79% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****7%** **8% 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 Mahind? ■ Mahind · ■ Bijbehara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%** **59.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936** **870 Working population ****39.8%** **39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.2% for men and 46.7% for women. 42% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 287 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (1%) · **■** Household industry 23 (3%) · **■** Other work 155 (18%) · **■** Marginal 401 (46%) 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 Bijbehara - Krandi-Gam2,445 people - Hati Gam2,308 people - Shala Gam2,247 people - Semithan.2,213 people - Tula Khan2,072 people - Now Shehra1,788 people - Niyana Gund Baba Khalil1,759 people - Sither Satghar1,736 people [All 52 villages in Bijbehara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mahind from Anantnag?15 km by road - What is the population of Mahind?2,208 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahind in?Anantnag district (Bijbehara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Mahind?61.3% (Census 2011)