# Mekna Baida Village, Bahadurpur, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/bahadurpur/mekna-baida/ Village · Bahadurpur, Darbhanga # Mekna Baida Mekna Baida is a village in Bahadurpur sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,543 people in 1,161 households**, the 5th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%. - 5,543people (2011) - 1,161households - 46.8%literacy - 880females per 1,000 males ## Mekna Baida PIN code and other codes Mekna Baida falls in Bahadurpur sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMekna Baida - Community development blockBahadurpur - Census village code227435 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mekna Baida from nearby towns? - Bahadurpur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)18 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town)18 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 Mekna Baida? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Mekna Baida; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ram Nagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Mekna Baida known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 226 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 Mekna Baida Of every 100 households in Mekna Baida in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mekna Baida · ■ Bahadurpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **22% Toilet within the home ****4%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **74% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **88% Use banking services ****47%** **44% Television ****3%** **13% Mobile phone ****58%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **26% Own their home ****99%** **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 Mekna Baida? ■ Mekna Baida · ■ Bahadurpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.8%** **57.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880** **891 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870** **907 Working population ****36.0%** **29.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.7% for men and 31.1% for women. 45% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 222 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 92 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,515 (76%) 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 Bahadurpur - Ughara15,622 people - Khaira Kunji9,427 people - Tara Lahi8,804 people - Deokali5,980 people - Barheta5,169 people - Baruara5,044 people - Dekuli4,927 people - Ojhaul4,862 people [All 171 villages in Bahadurpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/bahadurpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mekna Baida from Darbhanga?18 km by road - What is the population of Mekna Baida?5,543 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mekna Baida in?Darbhanga district (Bahadurpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mekna Baida?46.8% (Census 2011)