Village · Maheshpur, Pakur
# Kasadighi

Kasadighi is a village in Maheshpur sub-district of Pakur district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816106. The 2011 Census counted 438 people in 111 households, the 175th largest of 322 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%.
- 438 people (2011)
- 111 households
- 58.9% literacy
- 816106 PIN code

## Kasadighi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kasadighi is 816106. Kasadighi falls in Maheshpur sub-district, Pakur district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 816106
- Gram panchayat Dandama
- Community development block Maheshpur
- Census village code 360792

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kasadighi from nearby towns?
- Maheshpur (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Pakur (district HQ) 33 km by road
- Pakur (nearest town) 33 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kasadighi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kasadighi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Maheshpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pakur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kasadighi known for?

The main crops are rice. About 19% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kasadighi

Of every 100 households in Kasadighi in 2011, 16 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kasadighi · ■ Maheshpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 16% 8%
- Toilet within the home 7% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 91%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 86%
- Use banking services 27% 22%
- Television 13% 8%
- Mobile phone 20% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 63% 28%
- Own their home 95% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kasadighi?

■ Kasadighi · ■ Maheshpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 58.9% 52.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1037 989
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 919 987
- Working population 40.2% 42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 55.6% for women. 51% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 15 (9%) · ■ Marginal 160 (91%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Maheshpur
- Raghunathpur 448 people
- Lakhanpur 446 people
- Mahualpahari 445 people
- Bhatanda 444 people
- Amarpur 436 people
- Laugaon 431 people
- Murgadanga 428 people
- Musanadaha 428 people

All 345 villages in Maheshpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kasadighi? 816106
- How far is Kasadighi from Pakur? 33 km by road
- What is the population of Kasadighi? 438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kasadighi in? Pakur district (Maheshpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kasadighi? 58.9% (Census 2011)

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