# Mahua Village, Barahat, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barahat, Banka 

# Mahua

Mahua is a village in Barahat sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,855 people in 928 households**, the 9th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 4,855people (2011)
- 928households
- 56.6%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Mahua PIN code and other codes

Mahua falls in Barahat sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahua
- Community development blockBarahat
- Census village code241204

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

## How far is Mahua from nearby towns?

- Barahat (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)17 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)17 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 Mahua?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Mahua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Mahua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 600 hectares of village land is sown, and 450 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 Mahua

Of every 100 households in Mahua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahua · ■ Barahat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**37%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**87%

Use banking services ****35%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Mahua?

■ Mahua · ■ Barahat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**935

Working population ****40.8%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 45.1% for women. 49% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 744 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 838 (42%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 49 (2%) · **■** Marginal 350 (18%)

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 Barahat

- Bhurna7,429 people
- Naraenpur6,044 people
- Panjwara5,249 people
- Kharihara4,987 people
- Babhangawan4,665 people
- Mirzapur3,977 people
- Barhauna3,639 people
- Sabal Pur3,398 people

[All 73 villages in Barahat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/barahat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahua from Banka?17 km by road
- What is the population of Mahua?4,855 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahua in?Banka district (Barahat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahua?56.6% (Census 2011)