# Mahaka Village, Deori, Gondiya (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Deori, Gondiya 

# Mahaka

Mahaka is a village in Deori sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,197 people in 247 households**, the 21st largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,197people (2011)
- 247households
- 60.0%literacy
- 1,050females per 1,000 males

## Mahaka PIN code and other codes

Mahaka falls in Deori sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDeori
- Census village code538466

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

## How far is Mahaka from nearby towns?

- Deori (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Gondiya (district HQ)110 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (nearest town)65 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 Mahaka?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Mahaka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathodi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Deori
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deori
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Mahaka known for?

About 25% of the 1,658 hectares of village land is sown, and 393 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 Mahaka

Of every 100 households in Mahaka in 2011, 17 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahaka · ■ Deori rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**55%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****91%**

**88%

Television ****8%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Mahaka?

■ Mahaka · ■ Deori rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1224**

**996

Working population ****61.8%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 51.0% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 275 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 440 (59%)

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 Deori

- Parsodi1,262 people
- Chilhati1,258 people
- Bhagi1,239 people
- Hardoli1,213 people
- Paud Dawan1,181 people
- Yedmagondi1,162 people
- Bhagi1,145 people
- Wadegaon1,127 people

[All 134 villages in Deori](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/deori/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahaka from Gondiya?110 km by road
- What is the population of Mahaka?1,197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahaka in?Gondiya district (Deori sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Mahaka?60.0% (Census 2011)