# Mahua Kachrati Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Mahua Kachrati

Mahua Kachrati is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,624 people in 532 households**, the 23rd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 2,624people (2011)
- 532households
- 57.9%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Mahua Kachrati PIN code and other codes

Mahua Kachrati falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGhasia-Basbitta
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241118

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

## How far is Mahua Kachrati from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)33 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)33 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 Kachrati?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kojhi
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gachia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Mahua Kachrati known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 100% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 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 Kachrati

Of every 100 households in Mahua Kachrati in 2011, 7 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahua Kachrati · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****35%**

**32%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mahua Kachrati?

■ Mahua Kachrati · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

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

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**943

Working population ****43.7%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 49.5% for women. 51% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 127 (11%) · **■** Marginal 824 (72%)

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

- Beldiha2,836 people
- Rangaon Buzurg2,787 people
- Sain Chak2,649 people
- Jakha2,637 people
- Motanga2,567 people
- Gachia2,505 people
- Tahirpur2,499 people
- Mohamadppur2,497 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahua Kachrati from Banka?33 km by road
- What is the population of Mahua Kachrati?2,624 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahua Kachrati in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahua Kachrati?57.9% (Census 2011)