# Mahesha Khurd Village, Garhakota, Sagar (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Garhakota, Sagar 

# Mahesha Khurd

Mahesha Khurd is a village in Garhakota sub-district of Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **238 people in 61 households**, the 82nd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 238people (2011)
- 61households
- 77.8%literacy
- 1,070females per 1,000 males

## Mahesha Khurd PIN code and other codes

Mahesha Khurd falls in Garhakota sub-district, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockRehli
- Census village code461072

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

## How far is Mahesha Khurd from nearby towns?

- Garhakota (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Sagar (district HQ)66 km by road
- Garhakota (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 Mahesha Khurd?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Baleh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Mahesha Khurd known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, chana and masoor**. About 84% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mahesha Khurd

Of every 100 households in Mahesha Khurd in 2011, 93 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahesha Khurd · ■ Garhakota rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****26%**

**23%

Television ****30%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Mahesha Khurd?

■ Mahesha Khurd · ■ Garhakota rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**922

Working population ****28.2%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 75.2% for women. 57% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 30 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (43%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 6 (9%)

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 Garhakota

- Raja Khedi292 people
- Singpur288 people
- Sodani253 people
- Simariya Baleh252 people
- Madiya Askarn223 people
- Hinota219 people
- Garh Semara202 people
- Kajrawan191 people

[All 109 villages in Garhakota](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sagar/garhakota/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahesha Khurd from Sagar?66 km by road
- What is the population of Mahesha Khurd?238 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahesha Khurd in?Sagar district (Garhakota sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahesha Khurd?77.8% (Census 2011)