# Makaita Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Makaita

Makaita is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,052 people in 156 households**, the 79th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 1,052people (2011)
- 156households
- 69.1%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Makaita PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMakaita-Babura
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241040

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

## How far is Makaita from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)47 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)47 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 Makaita?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Makaita; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●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 · Banka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Makaita known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include terracota pot. About 90% of the 39 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Makaita

Of every 100 households in Makaita in 2011, 2 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Makaita · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**27%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%**

**91%

Use banking services ****20%**

**32%

Television ****21%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**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 Makaita?

■ Makaita · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**943

Working population ****42.9%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 55.9% for women. 47% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 70 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 281 (62%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 95 (21%)

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

- Balan Chak1,152 people
- Athpahara1,112 people
- Baijnathpur1,104 people
- Porai Chak1,095 people
- Parihar1,050 people
- Milki1,033 people
- Kasba960 people
- Barri959 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Makaita from Banka?47 km by road
- What is the population of Makaita?1,052 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makaita in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Makaita?69.1% (Census 2011)