# Mahgawan Village, Amarpur, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amarpur, Banka 

# Mahgawan

Mahgawan is a village in Amarpur sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,453 people in 253 households**, the 45th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 1,453people (2011)
- 253households
- 57.9%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Mahgawan PIN code and other codes

Mahgawan falls in Amarpur sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRatanpur Magduma
- Community development blockAmarpur
- Census village code240702

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

## How far is Mahgawan from nearby towns?

- Amarpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)20 km by road
- Amarpur (nearest town)10 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 Mahgawan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nabada
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Patwe Morawan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Mahgawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Mahgawan

Of every 100 households in Mahgawan in 2011, 38 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahgawan · ■ Amarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**92%

Use banking services ****27%**

**39%

Television ****7%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**35%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Mahgawan?

■ Mahgawan · ■ Amarpur rural average

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

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**945

Working population ****32.7%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 53.5% for women. 50% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (40%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 92 (19%) · **■** Marginal 128 (27%)

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 Amarpur

- Rampur1,618 people
- Naraenpur1,577 people
- Khaira1,524 people
- Datwati1,475 people
- Bhadaria Khurd1,430 people
- Bhadaria Buzurg1,413 people
- Mahta1,394 people
- Mohiddin Nagar1,323 people

[All 176 villages in Amarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahgawan from Banka?20 km by road
- What is the population of Mahgawan?1,453 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahgawan in?Banka district (Amarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahgawan?57.9% (Census 2011)