Maheshmunda
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Maheshmunda | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
  Maheshmunda Location in Jharkhand, India  Maheshmunda Maheshmunda (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°13′46″N 86°24′19″E / 24.2294°N 86.4052°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Giridih |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.93 km2 (0.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,389 |
| • Density | 7,900/km2 (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 |
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.
Location
9.9miles
Dham
River
River
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
Maheshmunda is located at 24°13′46″N 86°24′19″E / 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]
