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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 219377
- Pincode
- 843327
- Post office
- Riga
- Population
- 5,301
- Households
- 1,095
- Literacy rate
- 42.2%
- Sex ratio
- 893 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,511
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Mahesia താരതമ്യം
By population, Mahesia ranks #15 of 42 villages in Riga mandal.
Literacy rate
%
42.2%
−1.1% vs mandal average
- Mahesia
- 42.2%
- Riga mandal
- 43.3%
- Sitamarhi district
- 42.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
893
−1 vs mandal average
- Mahesia
- 893
- Riga mandal
- 894
Household size
people per home
4.8
Same as the mandal average
- Mahesia
- 4.8
- Riga mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mahesia ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Mahesia ബിഹാർയിലെ സീതാമഹി ജില്ല, Riga ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 5,301 പേർ 1,095 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Riga ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 42 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 15-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 42%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 43% നേക്കാൾ 1 പോയിന്റ് കുറവ് ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 893 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 843327, Riga പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 219377. പ്രസിഡന്റ് ram babu sah; ഗ്രാമം Chiraia നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Lal Babu Prasad Gupta. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 6,250, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Mehasia →
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mahesia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SITAMARHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 23
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 23
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Mahesiya
- Total area (ha)
- 383
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 20.75
- Forest area (ha)
- 80.2
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mahesia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Mahesia
- LGD code
- 219377
- Pincode
- 843327
- Post office
- Riga
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,301
- Population (projected 2026)
- 6,250
- Households
- 1,095
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 893
- Literacy rate
- 42.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sheohar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chiraia
- Member of Parliament
- Lovely Anand
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Lal Babu Prasad Gupta
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ram babu sah
- Block / Mandal
- Riga
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Mahesia
Riga മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
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- Rewasi Maksudpur
- Bhagwanpur Piprarhi
- Ganeshpur Babhangawan
- Pakri
- Bhabdepur
- Panchhaur
- Posua Patania
- Rampur Gangauli
- Kapraul Siroman
- Shahbazpur
- Sirahi
- Bhagwanpur
- Kusumari
- Kharsan
- Sonar
- Bhawanipur
- Anhari Ujiari
- Bhorha
- Bulakipur
- Sankhi
- Mandar
- Narsanda Urf Narsawan
- Pakri
- Barahi
- Bakhri
- Khairwa
- Basantpur
- Ijrahia
- Asogi
- Posua Patania
- Simri
- Nazarpur
- Mathwa Azrakbe Balua Arazi
- Budhwara
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)