# Maigara Village, Kursakatta, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kursakatta, Araria 

# Maigara

Maigara is a village in Kursakatta sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854331**. The 2011 Census counted **3,376 people in 688 households**, the 15th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 3,376people (2011)
- 688households
- 57.9%literacy
- 854331PIN code

## Maigara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maigara is 854331.** Maigara falls in Kursakatta sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854331
- Gram panchayatShankarpur
- Community development blockKursakatta
- Census village code221895

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

## How far is Maigara from nearby towns?

- Kursakatta (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)42 km by road
- Forbesganj (nearest town)15 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 Maigara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Maigara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Forbesganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnea
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Forbesganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 h winter

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 Maigara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 295 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 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 Maigara

Of every 100 households in Maigara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maigara · ■ Kursakatta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**57%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****14%**

**16%

Television ****12%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**25%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Maigara?

■ Maigara · ■ Kursakatta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**952

Working population ****43.1%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.5% for men and 49.0% for women. 47% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 135 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 676 (46%) · **■** Other work 21 (1%) · **■** Marginal 623 (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 Kursakatta

- Phasimagrabi and Phasimashraqi3,681 people
- Dumaria3,504 people
- Pakri3,459 people
- Shankarpur3,396 people
- Sundari3,297 people
- Lachhmipur3,049 people
- Asura Kalan Khola2,965 people
- Kotahpur2,919 people

[All 69 villages in Kursakatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/kursakatta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maigara?854331
- How far is Maigara from Araria?42 km by road
- What is the population of Maigara?3,376 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maigara in?Araria district (Kursakatta sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maigara?57.9% (Census 2011)