# Mahalgaon Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/mahalgaon/ Village · Jokihat, Araria # Mahalgaon Mahalgaon is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854325**. The 2011 Census counted **9,038 people in 1,898 households**, the 6th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%. - 9,038people (2011) - 1,898households - 53.5%literacy - 854325PIN code ## Mahalgaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahalgaon is 854325.** Mahalgaon falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - PIN code854325 - Gram panchayatMahalgaon - Community development blockJokihat - Census village code222173 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahalgaon from nearby towns? - Jokihat (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Araria (district HQ)25 km by road - Araria (nearest town)25 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 Mahalgaon? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Mahalgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sisauna - ○Degree college10+ km · Araria - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farvishganj - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds 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 Mahalgaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 846 hectares of village land is sown, and 286 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 Mahalgaon Of every 100 households in Mahalgaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mahalgaon · ■ Jokihat rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****2%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **93% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****30%** **17% Television ****4%** **2% Mobile phone ****44%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **30% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Mahalgaon? ■ Mahalgaon · ■ Jokihat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%** **53.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047** **961 Working population ****34.9%** **31.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.9% for men and 42.8% for women. 49% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 398 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,226 (39%) · **■** Household industry 39 (1%) · **■** Other work 125 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,363 (43%) 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 Jokihat - Sisauna12,824 people - Chakai11,525 people - Bhansia11,119 people - Taran10,739 people - Kursail8,278 people - Duba8,029 people - Bagdahara7,592 people - Bara Istamrar7,379 people [All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahalgaon?854325 - How far is Mahalgaon from Araria?25 km by road - What is the population of Mahalgaon?9,038 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahalgaon in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mahalgaon?53.5% (Census 2011)