Maheshmunda

Maheshmunda (mentioned as Mahesh Mundi in census records) is a census town in the Giridih CD block in the Giridih Sadar subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Maheshmunda
Census Town
Maheshmunda Location in Jharkhand, India Maheshmunda Maheshmunda (India)
Coordinates: 24.2294°N 86.4052°E
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Area
• Total	0.93 km^2 (0.36 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	7,389
• Density	7,900/km^2 (21,000/sq mi)
Languages (*For language details see Giridih block#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	815312
Telephone/ STD code	06532
Lok Sabha constituency	Giridih
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Giridih
Website	giridih.nic.in

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in the Giridih district in North Chotanagpur Division M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Maheshmunda is located at 24.2294°N 86.4052°E.

Area overview

Giridih district is a part of the Chota Nagpur plateau, with rocky soil and extensive forests. Most of the rivers in the district flow from the west to east, except in the northern portion where the rivers flow north and north west. The Pareshnath Hill rises to a height of 4,479 feet (1,365 m). The district has coal and mica mines. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with small pockets of urbanisation.[1][2][3]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Mahesh Mundi had a total population of 7,389, of which 3,845 (52%) were males and 3,544 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,297. The total number of literate persons in Mahesh Mundi was 4,318 (70.88% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Giridih, Mahesh Mundi covered an area of 0.93 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 8 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources, hand pump, overhead tank. It had 1,241 domestic electric connections, 12 road light points. Among the educational facilities it had 1 primary school, 1 middle school, other education facilities at Giridih 4–5 km away. Among the important commodities it produced is coal. It had the branch office of 1 nationalised bank.[5]

Transport

Mahheshmunda Junction railway station, is on the Madhupur-Giridih-Koderma line.[6]

References

1. "District Census Handbook 2011 Giridih, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Natural Divisions, Forests: pages 8 and 9. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
2. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
3. "District Statistical Handbook, Giridih". Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.6. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
4. "District Census Handbook, Giridih, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 292: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
5. "District Census Handbook Giridih, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 1309-1317. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
6. "Koderma-Maheshmunda Passenger". Time Table. IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 10 December 2019.