# Maheshmunda Village, Gande, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Gande, Giridih 

# Maheshmunda

Maheshmunda is a village in Gande sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **818312**. The 2011 Census counted **873 people in 160 households**, the 71st largest of 266 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%.

- 873people (2011)
- 160households
- 66.4%literacy
- 818312PIN code

## Maheshmunda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maheshmunda is 818312.** Maheshmunda falls in Gande sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code818312
- Gram panchayatBarkitand
- Community development blockGande
- Census village code351786

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

## How far is Maheshmunda from nearby towns?

- Gande (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)15 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)15 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 Maheshmunda?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Giridih
- ○Degree college10+ km · Giridih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Giridih
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Maheshmunda known for?

The main crops are **rice**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Maheshmunda

Of every 100 households in Maheshmunda in 2011, 95 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Maheshmunda · ■ Gande rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**77%

Use banking services ****49%**

**43%

Television ****38%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Maheshmunda?

■ Maheshmunda · ■ Gande rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**56.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**964

Working population ****35.2%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 53.9% for women. 45% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Household industry 18 (6%) · **■** Other work 160 (52%) · **■** Marginal 104 (34%)

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 Gande

- Rakaskuto912 people
- Bhalua908 people
- Bhadwakalan891 people
- Margodih889 people
- Pachrukhi869 people
- Bamandiha837 people
- Gondlitanr822 people
- Koriad810 people

[All 274 villages in Gande](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/gande/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maheshmunda?818312
- How far is Maheshmunda from Giridih?15 km by road
- What is the population of Maheshmunda?873 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshmunda in?Giridih district (Gande sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshmunda?66.4% (Census 2011)