# Mehdipokher Village, Taljhari, Sahibganj (Jharkhand)

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Village · Taljhari, Sahibganj 

# Mehdipokher

Mehdipokher is a village in Taljhari sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **188 people in 35 households**, the 89th largest of 205 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%.

- 188people (2011)
- 35households
- 32.5%literacy
- 861females per 1,000 males

## Mehdipokher PIN code and other codes

Mehdipokher falls in Taljhari sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatKaliyani
- Community development blockTaljhari
- Census village code358820

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

## How far is Mehdipokher from nearby towns?

- Taljhari (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Sahibganj (district HQ)21 km by road
- Sahibganj (nearest town)21 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 Mehdipokher?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Mehdipokher; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Mehdipokher known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 46% of the 148 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 Mehdipokher

Of every 100 households in Mehdipokher in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mehdipokher · ■ Taljhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

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

**12%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****9%**

**27%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****77%**

**58%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Mehdipokher?

■ Mehdipokher · ■ Taljhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****32.5%**

**47.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**966

Working population ****34.0%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 38.4% for men and 25.4% for women. 46% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (22%) · **■** Other work 13 (20%) · **■** Marginal 12 (19%)

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 Taljhari

- Dangatuk Santali197 people
- Kochlo197 people
- Chengbita194 people
- Pusre190 people
- Kesakhapar185 people
- Mahulbana184 people
- Chaukipahar172 people
- Belbathan169 people

[All 273 villages in Taljhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/taljhari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mehdipokher from Sahibganj?21 km by road
- What is the population of Mehdipokher?188 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehdipokher in?Sahibganj district (Taljhari sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mehdipokher?32.5% (Census 2011)