Maheshmunda
Gandey block · Giridih
district, Jharkhand · PIN 815312
· village code 351786
The 2020 population figure for this village looks unreliable, so no change
is shown. Census 2011 recorded 873 people; Mission Antyodaya
2020 recorded 215 — a drop of more than 40%. One of the two is wrong and we cannot
tell which.
Census 2011
Total population
873
Male / female
431 / 442
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
1,026
Children aged 0–6
176
Literacy rate
53.0%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
278 / 48
Working population
307
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
24.4%
Households
160
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school nearest 1 km away
No
Middle school nearest 1 km away
No
High school nearest 2 km away
No
Piped tap water
only one habitation is covered
All-weather road nearest 1 km away
No
Public transport
Van
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank nearest 2 km away
No
Primary health centre nearest 2 km away
No
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
No CSC
Farming
Farm households
15
Non-farm households
5
Share of households farming, 2020
75%
Net sown area
24 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
24 / 19 / 5
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Udaypur panchayat, Gandey zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹17.44 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹10.85 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹28.29 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹750
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹7.05 lakh · received ₹4.34 lakh · spent ₹11.38 lakh · left ₹530
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹10.40 lakh · received ₹6.51 lakh · spent ₹16.91 lakh · left ₹220
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
24.1802, 86.4498 —
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population changes in Giridih district ·
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