# Mehadinagar Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Mehadinagar

Mehadinagar is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,093 people in 225 households**, the 80th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 1,093people (2011)
- 225households
- 83.6%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Mehadinagar PIN code and other codes

Mehadinagar falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBara Istamrar
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222159

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

## How far is Mehadinagar from nearby towns?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)24 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)24 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 Mehadinagar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Mehadinagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sisauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farvishganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 tube wells / boreholes

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 Mehadinagar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Mehadinagar

Of every 100 households in Mehadinagar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mehadinagar · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**32%

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

**0%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**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 Mehadinagar?

■ Mehadinagar · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075**

**961

Working population ****27.5%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 78.5% for women. 51% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 63 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 223 (74%) · **■** Other work 15 (5%)

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

- Bankora1,275 people
- Rani1,250 people
- Karahara1,171 people
- Saifullah Tola1,152 people
- Mahadewa1,040 people
- Phulpur Pachhiari1,009 people
- Matiari995 people
- Kachnahar949 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mehadinagar from Araria?24 km by road
- What is the population of Mehadinagar?1,093 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehadinagar in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mehadinagar?83.6% (Census 2011)