# Maskand Bhanjpur Village, Mahagama, Godda (Jharkhand)

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Village · Mahagama, Godda 

# Maskand Bhanjpur

Maskand Bhanjpur is a village in Mahagama sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **261 people in 38 households**, the 160th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 261people (2011)
- 38households
- 39.4%literacy
- 1,105females per 1,000 males

## Maskand Bhanjpur PIN code and other codes

Maskand Bhanjpur falls in Mahagama sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatBanjhpur
- Community development blockMahagama
- Census village code356640

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

## How far is Maskand Bhanjpur from nearby towns?

- Godda (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Godda (district HQ)35 km by road
- Godda (nearest town)35 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 Maskand Bhanjpur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Maskand Bhanjpur; 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

- ○Railway station10+ 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 Maskand Bhanjpur known for?

About 33% of the 39 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 Maskand Bhanjpur

Of every 100 households in Maskand Bhanjpur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maskand Bhanjpur · ■ Mahagama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**12%

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

**4%

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

**67%

Use banking services ****18%**

**37%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Maskand Bhanjpur?

■ Maskand Bhanjpur · ■ Mahagama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.4%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1105**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1345**

**967

Working population ****25.7%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.6% for men and 27.6% for women. 41% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 11 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (37%) · **■** Other work 16 (24%) · **■** Marginal 15 (22%)

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 Mahagama

- Gokula266 people
- Chak Chamu265 people
- Karmatanr264 people
- Hasanpur262 people
- Baija Chak258 people
- Ramchandarpur253 people
- Bhalu Kita248 people
- Shekhu Chak244 people

[All 363 villages in Mahagama](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/mahagama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maskand Bhanjpur from Godda?35 km by road
- What is the population of Maskand Bhanjpur?261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maskand Bhanjpur in?Godda district (Mahagama sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Maskand Bhanjpur?39.4% (Census 2011)