Village · Tardih, Darbhanga # Mahia Mahia is a village in Tardih sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code 847405. The 2011 Census counted 2,889 people in 670 households, the 17th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%. - 2,889 people (2011) - 670 households - 62.7% literacy - 847405 PIN code ## Mahia PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mahia is 847405. Mahia falls in Tardih sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code 847405 - Gram panchayat Raja Kharwar - Community development block Tardih - Census village code 227198 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mahia from nearby towns? - Tardih (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ) 52 km by road - Jhanjharpur (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mahia? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Mahia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Railway station In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jhanjharpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jhanjharpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mahia known for? The main crops are paddy. About 93% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mahia Of every 100 households in Mahia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mahia · ■ Tardih rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 12% - Toilet within the home 22% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 78% 77% - Tap water 4% 2% - Drinking water within premises 44% 49% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 97% - Use banking services 36% 44% - Television 6% 7% - Mobile phone 49% 56% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 6% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 32% 25% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mahia? ■ Mahia · ■ Tardih rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.7% 57.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 929 927 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 917 927 - Working population 27.7% 34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.2% for men and 48.2% for women. 48% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 233 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 198 (25%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 34 (4%) · ■ Marginal 332 (42%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tardih - Patai 3,642 people - Raja Kharwar 3,443 people - Deona 3,379 people - Naraenpur 3,315 people - Bathay 2,664 people - Machhaita 2,434 people - Sherpur 2,377 people - Dadpatti 2,349 people All 45 villages in Tardih ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahia? 847405 - How far is Mahia from Darbhanga? 52 km by road - What is the population of Mahia? 2,889 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahia in? Darbhanga district (Tardih sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mahia? 62.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/tardih/mahia/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.