# Mahitpur Village, Saraikela, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/saraikela/mahitpur/ Village · Saraikela, Saraikela-Kharsawan # Mahitpur Mahitpur is a village in Saraikela sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833220**. The 2011 Census counted **1,174 people in 239 households**, the 6th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%. - 1,174people (2011) - 239households - 83.8%literacy - 833220PIN code ## Mahitpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahitpur is 833220.** Mahitpur falls in Saraikela sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand. - PIN code833220 - Gram panchayatMohitpur - Community development blockSaraikela - Census village code379324 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahitpur from nearby towns? - Seraikela (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Seraikela (district HQ)16 km by road - Seraikela (nearest town)16 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 Mahitpur? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Mahitpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sini - ○Degree college10+ km · Saraikela - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharsawana - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 h winter 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 Mahitpur known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 23% of the 121 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 Mahitpur Of every 100 households in Mahitpur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mahitpur · ■ Saraikela rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **75% Toilet within the home ****35%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **88% Use banking services ****77%** **57% Television ****35%** **21% Mobile phone ****32%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **0% None of these assets ****23%** **16% Own their home ****88%** **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 Mahitpur? ■ Mahitpur · ■ Saraikela rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%** **62.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **995 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865** **963 Working population ****34.0%** **41.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.3% for men and 77.6% for women. 47% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 42 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (5%) · **■** Household industry 20 (5%) · **■** Other work 223 (56%) · **■** Marginal 96 (24%) 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 Saraikela - Itakudar1,597 people - Gobindpur1,436 people - Murup1,242 people - Murkum1,234 people - Pandra1,033 people - Joddiha1,027 people - Bundu1,012 people - Patahesel997 people [All 173 villages in Saraikela](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/saraikela/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahitpur?833220 - How far is Mahitpur from Seraikela?16 km by road - What is the population of Mahitpur?1,174 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahitpur in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Saraikela sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Mahitpur?83.8% (Census 2011)