# Mahiskhata Village, Ranishwar, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Ranishwar, Dumka 

# Mahiskhata

Mahiskhata is a village in Ranishwar sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814148**. The 2011 Census counted **488 people in 109 households**, the 71st largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 488people (2011)
- 109households
- 52.2%literacy
- 814148PIN code

## Mahiskhata PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahiskhata is 814148.** Mahiskhata falls in Ranishwar sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814148
- Gram panchayatPatjor
- Community development blockRanishwar
- Census village code371149

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

## How far is Mahiskhata from nearby towns?

- Dumka (district HQ)54 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)54 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 Mahiskhata?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Mahiskhata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ranishwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Mahiskhata known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 82% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Mahiskhata

Of every 100 households in Mahiskhata in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahiskhata · ■ Ranishwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****13%**

**40%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mahiskhata?

■ Mahiskhata · ■ Ranishwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.2%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1169**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222**

**973

Working population ****48.2%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 43.4% for women. 58% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (6%) · **■** Marginal 215 (91%)

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 Ranishwar

- Putka499 people
- Kulubandi496 people
- Kalakata494 people
- Patusola493 people
- Kumirkhala484 people
- Sagrampur479 people
- Barahariki471 people
- Pakhuria462 people

[All 217 villages in Ranishwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/ranishwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahiskhata?814148
- How far is Mahiskhata from Dumka?54 km by road
- What is the population of Mahiskhata?488 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahiskhata in?Dumka district (Ranishwar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mahiskhata?52.2% (Census 2011)