# Mahua Village, Biraul, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Biraul, Darbhanga 

# Mahua

Mahua is a village in Biraul sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,887 people in 357 households**, the 37th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.3%.

- 1,887people (2011)
- 357households
- 66.1%literacy
- 847201PIN code

## Mahua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahua is 847201.** Mahua falls in Biraul sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847201
- Gram panchayatSahasram
- Community development blockBiraul
- Census village code227701

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

## How far is Mahua from nearby towns?

- Biraul (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)42 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)42 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 Mahua?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mahua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pakri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biraul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 13 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 Mahua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 36 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Mahua

Of every 100 households in Mahua in 2011, 19 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mahua · ■ Biraul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**83%

Tap water ****5%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****39%**

**32%

Television ****10%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Mahua?

■ Mahua · ■ Biraul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**53.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**938

Working population ****40.3%**

**30.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 54.8% for women. 52% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 309 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 251 (33%) · **■** Household industry 24 (3%) · **■** Other work 143 (19%) · **■** Marginal 33 (4%)

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 Biraul

- Sonbihat2,732 people
- Hanshi2,633 people
- Mirzapur2,452 people
- Bhanta1,925 people
- Sihol1,839 people
- Ladha1,795 people
- Jagarnathpur1,780 people
- Gaura1,777 people

[All 70 villages in Biraul](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/biraul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahua?847201
- How far is Mahua from Darbhanga?42 km by road
- What is the population of Mahua?1,887 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahua in?Darbhanga district (Biraul sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahua?66.1% (Census 2011)