# Mahkara Village, Belhar, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Belhar, Banka 

# Mahkara

Mahkara is a village in Belhar sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code **813202**. The 2011 Census counted **835 people in 150 households**, the 70th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 835people (2011)
- 150households
- 61.3%literacy
- 813202PIN code

## Mahkara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahkara is 813202.** Mahkara falls in Belhar sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- PIN code813202
- Gram panchayatSahebganj
- Community development blockBelhar
- Census village code241549

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

## How far is Mahkara from nearby towns?

- Belhar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)35 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)35 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 Mahkara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mahkara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●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 · Bhoreganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○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
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Mahkara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Mahkara

Of every 100 households in Mahkara in 2011, 27 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahkara · ■ Belhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**27%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****17%**

**40%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**34%

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 Mahkara?

■ Mahkara · ■ Belhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****791**

**941

Working population ****50.4%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 44.1% for women. 49% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (7%) · **■** Marginal 355 (84%)

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 Belhar

- Jamua845 people
- Tola Dhubraj841 people
- Kendua Jharna839 people
- Lakar Khawa838 people
- Tola Sura827 people
- Kashidih825 people
- Tola Domjor794 people
- Tola Lalmatia767 people

[All 172 villages in Belhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/belhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahkara?813202
- How far is Mahkara from Banka?35 km by road
- What is the population of Mahkara?835 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahkara in?Banka district (Belhar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahkara?61.3% (Census 2011)