Village · Gande, Giridih # Maheshmarwa Maheshmarwa is a village in Gande sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code 815312. The 2011 Census counted 529 people in 79 households, the 125th largest of 266 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%. - 529 people (2011) - 79 households - 29.1% literacy - 815312 PIN code ## Maheshmarwa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Maheshmarwa is 815312. Maheshmarwa falls in Gande sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 815312 - Gram panchayat Champapur - Community development block Gande - Census village code 351866 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Maheshmarwa from nearby towns? - Gande] (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Giridih (district HQ) 25 km by road - Giridih (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Maheshmarwa? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Maheshmarwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Giridih - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Giridih - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhanbad - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Maheshmarwa known for? The main crops are rice. About 9% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Maheshmarwa Of every 100 households in Maheshmarwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Maheshmarwa · ■ Gande rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 39% - Toilet within the home 0% 3% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 0% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 77% - Use banking services 15% 43% - Television 2% 9% - Mobile phone 32% 47% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 14% 13% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 14% 16% - 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 Maheshmarwa? ■ Maheshmarwa · ■ Gande rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 29.1% 56.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 959 937 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 971 964 - Working population 52.9% 40.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 41.6% for men and 16.1% for women. 53% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 8 (3%) · ■ Marginal 272 (97%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gande - Pindatanr 539 people - Lachhudih 536 people - Rukotanr 533 people - Ranitanr 530 people - Mandro 525 people - Jamdiha 524 people - Marwatanr 523 people - Dukhiadih 519 people All 274 villages in Gande ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maheshmarwa? 815312 - How far is Maheshmarwa from Giridih? 25 km by road - What is the population of Maheshmarwa? 529 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maheshmarwa in? Giridih district (Gande sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Maheshmarwa? 29.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/gande/maheshmarwa/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.