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

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Village · Amarpur, Banka 

# Mahta

Mahta is a village in Amarpur sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code **813101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,394 people in 286 households**, the 48th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 1,394people (2011)
- 286households
- 73.4%literacy
- 813101PIN code

## Mahta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahta is 813101.** Mahta falls in Amarpur sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- PIN code813101
- Gram panchayatBhikhanpur
- Community development blockAmarpur
- Census village code240637

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

## How far is Mahta from nearby towns?

- Amarpur (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)22 km by road
- Amarpur (nearest town)2 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 Mahta?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mahta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●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 · Rajaun
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 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 Mahta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include terracota pot. About 38% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Mahta

Of every 100 households in Mahta in 2011, 47 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahta · ■ Amarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**92%

Use banking services ****72%**

**39%

Television ****26%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Mahta?

■ Mahta · ■ Amarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**945

Working population ****18.6%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 64.4% for women. 32% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 114 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (21%) · **■** Other work 23 (9%) · **■** Marginal 68 (26%)

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

- Datwati1,475 people
- Mahgawan1,453 people
- Bhadaria Khurd1,430 people
- Bhadaria Buzurg1,413 people
- Mohiddin Nagar1,323 people
- Dumaria1,314 people
- Shahganjbad1,282 people
- Khanjarpur1,263 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahta?813101
- How far is Mahta from Banka?22 km by road
- What is the population of Mahta?1,394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahta in?Banka district (Amarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahta?73.4% (Census 2011)