# Mugaon Village, Dumraon, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/dumraon/mugaon/ Village · Dumraon, Buxar # Mugaon Mugaon is a village in Dumraon sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,576 people in 869 households**, the 11th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 5,576people (2011) - 869households - 66.1%literacy - 900females per 1,000 males ## Mugaon PIN code and other codes Mugaon falls in Dumraon sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMugaon - Community development blockDumraon - Census village code248167 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mugaon from nearby towns? - Dumraon (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Buxar (district HQ)25 km by road - Dumraon (nearest town)9 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 Mugaon? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Mugaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 - ○Degree college5–10 km · Panrepatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Mugaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 427 hectares of village land is sown, and 350 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 Mugaon Of every 100 households in Mugaon in 2011, 8 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Mugaon · ■ Dumraon rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **21% Toilet within the home ****15%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **77% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **91% Use banking services ****53%** **57% Television ****21%** **16% Mobile phone ****75%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **21% Own their home ****100%** **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 Mugaon? ■ Mugaon · ■ Dumraon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851** **949 Working population ****39.7%** **33.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.6% for men and 52.3% for women. 51% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 462 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 365 (17%) · **■** Household industry 93 (4%) · **■** Other work 235 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,056 (48%) 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 Dumraon - Nandan6,894 people - Chhatanwar6,310 people - Chilhari6,207 people - Noaon5,698 people - Athaon4,197 people - Rehiya4,129 people - Kopwa3,771 people - Turiganj3,529 people [All 93 villages in Dumraon](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/dumraon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mugaon from Buxar?25 km by road - What is the population of Mugaon?5,576 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mugaon in?Buxar district (Dumraon sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mugaon?66.1% (Census 2011)