# Mahela Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Mahela

Mahela is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,446 people in 611 households**, the 14th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 3,446people (2011)
- 611households
- 44.9%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Mahela PIN code and other codes

Mahela falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahela-Bishanpur
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code240992

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

## How far is Mahela from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)10 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 Mahela?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Mahela; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sondiha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Mahela known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Mahela

Of every 100 households in Mahela in 2011, 59 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahela · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**91%

Tap water ****5%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**27%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**91%

Use banking services ****31%**

**32%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**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 Mahela?

■ Mahela · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.9%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**943

Working population ****44.6%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.2% for men and 28.8% for women. 48% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 378 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 283 (18%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 73 (5%) · **■** Marginal 799 (52%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Chalna4,420 people
- Kadma3,928 people
- Hasai3,670 people
- Karharia3,587 people
- Chanda3,407 people
- Bishunpur3,380 people
- Kusmi3,142 people
- Dhupsanda2,959 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahela from Banka?35 km by road
- What is the population of Mahela?3,446 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahela in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahela?44.9% (Census 2011)