| Maheshmunda | |
| Settlement Type: | Census Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jharkhand#India3 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jharkhand, India |
| Coordinates: | 24.2294°N 86.4052°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Giridih |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.93 |
| Population Total: | 7389 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages (*For language details see Giridih block#Language and religion) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Urdu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 815312 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/ STD code |
| Area Code: | 06532 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Giridih |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 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.
Maheshmunda is located at 24.2294°N 86.4052°W.
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 . 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.
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]
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]
Mahheshmunda Junction railway station, is on the Madhupur-Giridih-Koderma line.[6]