Village · Jagdishpur, Bhojpur
# Mahurahi

Mahurahi is a village in Jagdishpur sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,072 people in 311 households, the 35th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.
- 2,072 people (2011)
- 311 households
- 62.2% literacy
- 996 females per 1,000 males

## Mahurahi PIN code and other codes

Mahurahi falls in Jagdishpur sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Basauna
- Community development block Jagdishpur
- Census village code 247265

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mahurahi from nearby towns?
- Jagdishpur (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Jagdishpur (nearest town) 3 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mahurahi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Mahurahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Jagdishpur
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Jagdishpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Arrah
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mahurahi known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 73% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mahurahi

Of every 100 households in Mahurahi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahurahi · ■ Jagdishpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 5%
- Toilet within the home 11% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 89% 83%
- Tap water 6% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 78% 73%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 92%
- Use banking services 48% 63%
- Television 13% 12%
- Mobile phone 40% 61%
- Computer with internet 3% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 24% 23%
- Own their home 94% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mahurahi?

■ Mahurahi · ■ Jagdishpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.2% 67.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 996 910
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1160 908
- Working population 40.4% 34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 48.3% for women. 51% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 152 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 92 (11%) · ■ Household industry 23 (3%) · ■ Other work 152 (18%) · ■ Marginal 418 (50%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jagdishpur
- Diul 2,406 people
- Asodhan 2,363 people
- Kesari 2,226 people
- Narayanpur 2,125 people
- Dihri 1,984 people
- Mathurapur 1,984 people
- Mannu Dehri 1,964 people
- Isanri 1,719 people

All 91 villages in Jagdishpur

## Quick answers
- How far is Mahurahi from Arrah? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Mahurahi? 2,072 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahurahi in? Bhojpur district (Jagdishpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahurahi? 62.2% (Census 2011)

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