# Mahiawan Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Mahiawan

Mahiawan is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,930 people in 399 households**, the 30th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 1,930people (2011)
- 399households
- 74.6%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Mahiawan PIN code and other codes

Mahiawan falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhuria Mahiyama
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240273

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

## How far is Mahiawan from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)38 km by road
- Colgong (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 Mahiawan?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Mahiawan; 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonhaula
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Mahiawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Mahiawan

Of every 100 households in Mahiawan in 2011, 44 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahiawan · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**84%

Tap water ****5%**

**5%

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

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**1%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****56%**

**44%

Television ****25%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Mahiawan?

■ Mahiawan · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1046**

**944

Working population ****49.3%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 66.6% for women. 53% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (0%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (4%) · **■** Marginal 881 (93%)

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 Sonhaula

- Karharia2,059 people
- Hamzachak2,003 people
- Seori1,977 people
- Palwa1,931 people
- Khiridanr1,911 people
- Hukma1,827 people
- Pariak1,768 people
- Dhanauri1,731 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahiawan from Bhagalpur?38 km by road
- What is the population of Mahiawan?1,930 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahiawan in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahiawan?74.6% (Census 2011)