# Mejhianpara Village, Shikaripara, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Shikaripara, Dumka 

# Mejhianpara

Mejhianpara is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816103**. The 2011 Census counted **718 people in 140 households**, the 61st largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 718people (2011)
- 140households
- 40.4%literacy
- 816103PIN code

## Mejhianpara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mejhianpara is 816103.** Mejhianpara falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816103
- Gram panchayatBaspahari
- Community development blockShikaripara
- Census village code370983

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

## How far is Mejhianpara from nearby towns?

- Sikaripara (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)60 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)60 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 Mejhianpara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Mejhianpara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shikaripara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shikaripara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Mejhianpara known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 29% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mejhianpara

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

■ Mejhianpara · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****4%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**31%

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 Mejhianpara?

■ Mejhianpara · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.4%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**968

Working population ****65.9%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.2% for men and 35.7% for women. 68% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 49 (10%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 420 (89%)

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 Shikaripara

- Jambad734 people
- Simalti728 people
- Balijor725 people
- Ambajora718 people
- Jamropani715 people
- Lata Kandar702 people
- Latbeda697 people
- Makrapahari693 people

[All 261 villages in Shikaripara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mejhianpara?816103
- How far is Mejhianpara from Dumka?60 km by road
- What is the population of Mejhianpara?718 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mejhianpara in?Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mejhianpara?40.4% (Census 2011)