PIN 852216 Elevation 47 m Area code 06478 ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN | Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Telephone code 06478 Population 19,073 (2011) Local time Saturday 1:24 PM | |
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Weather 29°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 32% Humidity | ||
Mahishi is a Village with population of about 19 thousand is Mahishi sub district's the most populous village, located in Mahishi sub district of Saharsa district in the state Bihar in India. Total geographical area of Mahishi village is 28 km2 and it is the biggest village by area in the sub district. Population density of the village is 685 persons per km2.↵Nearest railway station is Mahishi which is within the village. Nearest town of the village is Saharsa and distance from Mahishi village to Saharsa is 17 km. The village has its own post office and the pin code of Mahishi village is 852216. The village comes under Mahishi South, Mahshi North panchayat. Mahishi is the sub district head quarter and the distance from the village is 6 km. District headquarter of the village is Saharsa which is 17 km away. The place is connected by boath roadways and railways.
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Map of Mahishi, Bihar 852216
Demographics
The village is home to about 19 thousand people, among them about 10 thousand (53%) are male and 9035 (47%) are female. 81% of the whole population are from general caste, 19% are from schedule caste and 0% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Mahishi village is 18%, among them 52% are boys and 48% are girls. There are 3842 households in the village and an average 5 persons live in every family. In Mahishi village population of children with age 0-6 is 3522 which makes up 18.47 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Mahishi village is 900 which is lower than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Mahisi as per census is 927, lower than Bihar average of 935.
Population of the village has increased by 37.1% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 14 thousand. Female population growth rate of the village is 35.6% which is -3% lower than male population growth rate of 38.6%. General caste population has increased by 31.7%; Schedule caste population has increased by 65.2% and child population has increased by 51% in the village since last census.
Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Mahisi is 64%. 74% of male and 53% of female population are literate here.
Economy
Mahishi has 29% (5606) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 46% male and 11% female population are working population.