Askand, Maheshpur
Askand is a village located in the Maheshpur Subdivision of Pakur district of Jharkhand. The village falls in Maheshpur block and comes under Askandha Gram Panchayat.
As on December 2024, the current population of Askand is 1.1 thousands out of which 580 are males and rest 509 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 878 females per 1000 males. There are around 153 teenagers in Askand. It has literacy rate of 58% which means around 637 persons can read and write. Total 21 people belonging to scheduled caste and 78 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 206 households in Askand, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 500. The pincode of Askand is 816106 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Maheshpur Raj Sub Post office
- Askandha Branch Post office
- Barkiari Branch Post office
- Bathandanga Branch Post office
- Khanpur Branch Post office
Schools
Askand has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Middle School Nirmala Devpur
- High School Maheshpur (Raj)
- Sidhu Kanhu Memorial Inter College
- High School Birkitti
- St. Stanislaus Middle School, Hathitmara (Mission)
Hospitals
Askand has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Health Sub-Center Kairachhatar
- Community Health Center Mahespur
- Health Sub-Center Amritpur
- Health Sub-Center Devinagar
- Health Sub-Center Deopur
Banks
Askand has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.