# Mahuwar Village, Gora Bauram, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/gora-bauram/mahuwar/ Village · Gora Bauram, Darbhanga # Mahuwar Mahuwar is a village in Gora Bauram sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,796 people in 436 households**, the 25th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.9%. - 1,796people (2011) - 436households - 76.4%literacy - 847203PIN code ## Mahuwar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahuwar is 847203.** Mahuwar falls in Gora Bauram sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code847203 - Gram panchayatAsi - Community development blockGora Bauram - Census village code227819 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahuwar from nearby towns? - Gora Bauram (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)45 km by road - Benipur (nearest town)15 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 Mahuwar? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Mahuwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Biraul - ○Degree college10+ km · Biraul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 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 Mahuwar known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and marua**. About 47% of the 145 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Mahuwar Of every 100 households in Mahuwar in 2011, 2 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mahuwar · ■ Gora Bauram rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **1% Toilet within the home ****27%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **99% Use banking services ****58%** **22% Television ****13%** **2% Mobile phone ****69%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **41% Own their home ****98%** **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 Mahuwar? ■ Mahuwar · ■ Gora Bauram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%** **47.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **930 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **966 Working population ****31.0%** **30.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.6% for men and 65.2% for women. 41% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 42 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (6%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 79 (14%) · **■** Marginal 392 (70%) 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 Gora Bauram - Ganauni2,383 people - Bangrahata2,308 people - Bishunpur2,222 people - Belwara1,985 people - Kunauni1,717 people - Ahisa1,707 people - Bhuskan1,700 people - Kahuwa1,475 people [All 52 villages in Gora Bauram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/gora-bauram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahuwar?847203 - How far is Mahuwar from Darbhanga?45 km by road - What is the population of Mahuwar?1,796 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahuwar in?Darbhanga district (Gora Bauram sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mahuwar?76.4% (Census 2011)