# Mahkup Village, Pathna, Sahibganj (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pathna, Sahibganj 

# Mahkup

Mahkup is a village in Pathna sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816101**. The 2011 Census counted **566 people in 129 households**, the 54th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 16.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%.

- 566people (2011)
- 129households
- 16.9%literacy
- 816101PIN code

## Mahkup PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahkup is 816101.** Mahkup falls in Pathna sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816101
- Gram panchayatBara Dighi
- Community development blockPathna
- Census village code359379

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

## How far is Mahkup from nearby towns?

- Pathna (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Sahibganj (district HQ)50 km by road
- Rajmahal (nearest town)22 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 Mahkup?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Mahkup; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Patna
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Patna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Mahkup known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 47% of the 151 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 Mahkup

Of every 100 households in Mahkup in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahkup · ■ Pathna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****13%**

**28%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**45%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Mahkup?

■ Mahkup · ■ Pathna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****16.9%**

**47.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**982

Working population ****44.2%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 20.4% for men and 13.0% for women. 52% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 133 (53%) · **■** Marginal 52 (21%)

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 Pathna

- Bansbhita615 people
- Kumharia582 people
- Sitapahari571 people
- Amjhor570 people
- Ursapahar557 people
- Simaldhab527 people
- Solapokhar526 people
- Saraibindha521 people

[All 150 villages in Pathna](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/pathna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahkup?816101
- How far is Mahkup from Sahibganj?50 km by road
- What is the population of Mahkup?566 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahkup in?Sahibganj district (Pathna sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mahkup?16.9% (Census 2011)