# Maheshtikri Village, Bashant Rai*, Godda (Jharkhand)

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Village · Bashant Rai*, Godda 

# Maheshtikri

Maheshtikri is a village in Bashant Rai* sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,073 people in 166 households**, the 36th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 1,073people (2011)
- 166households
- 45.4%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Maheshtikri PIN code and other codes

Maheshtikri falls in Bashant Rai* sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatDhapra
- Community development blockBashant Rai*
- Census village code357044

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

## How far is Maheshtikri from nearby towns?

- Bashant Rai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Godda (district HQ)30 km by road
- Godda (nearest town)30 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 Maheshtikri?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Maheshtikri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km

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 Maheshtikri known for?

About 89% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Maheshtikri

Of every 100 households in Maheshtikri in 2011, 1 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maheshtikri · ■ Bashant Rai* rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**21%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**83%

Use banking services ****38%**

**40%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****38%**

**32%

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 Maheshtikri?

■ Maheshtikri · ■ Bashant Rai* rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.4%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**964

Working population ****29.2%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.4% for men and 31.7% for women. 49% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 296 (95%)

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 Bashant Rai*

- Lochni1,248 people
- Sahoro1,247 people
- Surniya Mal Ghat1,152 people
- Maheshpur1,147 people
- Kapeta1,054 people
- Kumhrakol1,014 people
- Chengai984 people
- Chanai Chak968 people

[All 117 villages in Bashant Rai*](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/bashant-rai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maheshtikri from Godda?30 km by road
- What is the population of Maheshtikri?1,073 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshtikri in?Godda district (Bashant Rai* sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshtikri?45.4% (Census 2011)