Village · Saraiyahat, Dumka
# Mahadevagarh

Mahadevagarh is a village in Saraiyahat sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code 814151. The 2011 Census counted 643 people in 146 households, the 70th largest of 285 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.7%.
- 643 people (2011)
- 146 households
- 58.3% literacy
- 814151 PIN code

## Mahadevagarh PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mahadevagarh is 814151. Mahadevagarh falls in Saraiyahat sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 814151
- Gram panchayat Basankheta
- Community development block Saraiyahat
- Census village code 369556

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mahadevagarh from nearby towns?
- Saraiyahat (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town) 50 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mahadevagarh?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mahadevagarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Hansdiha
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mahadevagarh known for?

The main crops are rice. About 89% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mahadevagarh

Of every 100 households in Mahadevagarh in 2011, 93 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahadevagarh · ■ Saraiyahat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 36%
- Toilet within the home 54% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 46% 91%
- Tap water 1% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 2% 93%
- Use banking services 19% 58%
- Television 4% 10%
- Mobile phone 26% 35%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 39% 24%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mahadevagarh?

■ Mahadevagarh · ■ Saraiyahat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 58.3% 58.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1054 941
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1242 943
- Working population 64.4% 48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 43.9% for women. 64% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 5 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 339 (82%) · ■ Other work 17 (4%) · ■ Marginal 53 (13%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Saraiyahat
- Madhuban 664 people
- Bardahi 663 people
- Rankudih 646 people
- Patharia 644 people
- Naya Lohmarwa 643 people
- Pagwara Purabpatti 640 people
- Amghata 636 people
- Dhobarni 636 people

All 352 villages in Saraiyahat

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mahadevagarh? 814151
- How far is Mahadevagarh from Dumka? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Mahadevagarh? 643 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahadevagarh in? Dumka district (Saraiyahat sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mahadevagarh? 58.3% (Census 2011)

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