# Mahuar Village, Barhampur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barhampur, Buxar 

# Mahuar

Mahuar is a village in Barhampur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar, PIN code **801221**. The 2011 Census counted **6,421 people in 833 households**, the 7th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 6,421people (2011)
- 833households
- 59.5%literacy
- 801221PIN code

## Mahuar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahuar is 801221.** Mahuar falls in Barhampur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- PIN code801221
- Gram panchayatMahuar
- Community development blockBarhampur
- Census village code247996

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

## How far is Mahuar from nearby towns?

- Barhampur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)30 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 Mahuar?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Mahuar; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Mahuar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 359 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Mahuar

Of every 100 households in Mahuar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mahuar · ■ Barhampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**77%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**89%

Use banking services ****61%**

**60%

Television ****15%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**17%

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 Mahuar?

■ Mahuar · ■ Barhampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**930

Working population ****46.6%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 48.1% for women. 50% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 556 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 615 (21%) · **■** Household industry 292 (10%) · **■** Other work 549 (18%) · **■** Marginal 982 (33%)

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 Barhampur

- Raghunathpur11,857 people
- Gayghat8,633 people
- Kaithi6,800 people
- Nimej6,482 people
- Kant6,004 people
- Bararhi5,374 people
- Bhadwar5,318 people
- Bagen5,291 people

[All 104 villages in Barhampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/barhampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahuar?801221
- How far is Mahuar from Buxar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Mahuar?6,421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahuar in?Buxar district (Barhampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahuar?59.5% (Census 2011)