# Mahinawan Village, Benipur, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/benipur/mahinawan/ Village · Benipur, Darbhanga # Mahinawan Mahinawan is a village in Benipur sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847103**. The 2011 Census counted **15,896 people in 3,152 households**, the 1st largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.0%. - 15,896people (2011) - 3,152households - 58.2%literacy - 847103PIN code ## Mahinawan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahinawan is 847103.** Mahinawan falls in Benipur sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code847103 - Gram panchayatMahinam, Sajanpur - Community development blockBenipur - Census village code227273 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahinawan from nearby towns? - Benipur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)39 km by road - Benipur (nearest town)5 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 Mahinawan? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Mahinawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahinwan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 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 Mahinawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 1,581 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Mahinawan Of every 100 households in Mahinawan in 2011, 3 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mahinawan · ■ Benipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **11% Toilet within the home ****21%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **81% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **92% Use banking services ****42%** **40% Television ****8%** **7% Mobile phone ****46%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **27% Own their home ****97%** **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 Mahinawan? ■ Mahinawan · ■ Benipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%** **57.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991** **933 Working population ****33.8%** **32.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.6% for men and 45.5% for women. 50% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,069 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,653 (31%) · **■** Household industry 88 (2%) · **■** Other work 863 (16%) · **■** Marginal 1,698 (32%) 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 Benipur - Pohadi13,604 people - Hari Bhauor12,462 people - Jarshon10,903 people - Nawada8,020 people [All 44 villages in Benipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/benipur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahinawan?847103 - How far is Mahinawan from Darbhanga?39 km by road - What is the population of Mahinawan?15,896 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahinawan in?Darbhanga district (Benipur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mahinawan?58.2% (Census 2011)