Village · Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum
# Mahalidi

Mahalidi is a village in Ghatshila sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted 307 people in 64 households, the 100th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.
- 307 people (2011)
- 64 households
- 65.9% literacy
- 981 females per 1,000 males

## Mahalidi PIN code and other codes

Mahalidi falls in Ghatshila sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.
- Community development block Ghatshila
- Census village code 363549

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

## How far is Mahalidi from nearby towns?
- Jamshedpur (district HQ) 48 km by road
- Mango (nearest town) 45 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Mahalidi?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Mahalidi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Gohandi
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Jharkhand
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Ghatshila
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 2 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mahalidi known for?

The main crops are rice. About 53% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mahalidi

Of every 100 households in Mahalidi in 2011, 58 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahalidi · ■ Ghatshila rural average
- Electricity for lighting 58% 77%
- Toilet within the home 2% 27%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 73%
- Tap water 0% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 86% 56%
- Television 14% 20%
- Mobile phone 40% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 19% 18%
- Own their home 97% 97%

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

## What is the population of Mahalidi?

■ Mahalidi · ■ Ghatshila rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.9% 64.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 981 984
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1176 983
- Working population 47.6% 43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 56.1% for women. 52% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (6%) · ■ Other work 56 (38%) · ■ Marginal 80 (55%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ghatshila
- Sinduriam 344 people
- Raghunathpur 342 people
- Dhangakamal 319 people
- Galudi 311 people
- Kharikashol 302 people
- Paharpur 300 people
- Burudi 293 people
- Darisai 287 people

All 157 villages in Ghatshila

## Quick answers
- How far is Mahalidi from Jamshedpur? 48 km by road
- What is the population of Mahalidi? 307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahalidi in? Purbi Singhbhum district (Ghatshila sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mahalidi? 65.9% (Census 2011)

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