# Mahachanda Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Mahachanda

Mahachanda is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,218 people in 437 households**, the 51st largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 2,218people (2011)
- 437households
- 55.4%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Mahachanda PIN code and other codes

Mahachanda falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMirzapur
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221539

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mahachanda from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)32 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Mahachanda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mahachanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mahachanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 133 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mahachanda

Of every 100 households in Mahachanda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahachanda · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****18%**

**20%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Mahachanda?

■ Mahachanda · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.4%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060**

**955

Working population ****39.4%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.4% for men and 51.0% for women. 52% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 282 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 363 (42%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 214 (24%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Forbesganj

- Madhura2,565 people
- Bathnaha2,525 people
- Halhalia2,524 people
- Deopura2,376 people
- Gogi2,180 people
- Gadaha2,174 people
- Lachhmipur2,165 people
- Kusamaha2,155 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahachanda from Araria?32 km by road
- What is the population of Mahachanda?2,218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahachanda in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahachanda?55.4% (Census 2011)