# Mahapur Village, Amas, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Amas, Gaya 

# Mahapur

Mahapur is a village in Amas sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824211**. The 2011 Census counted **930 people in 150 households**, the 45th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 930people (2011)
- 150households
- 41.3%literacy
- 824211PIN code

## Mahapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahapur is 824211.** Mahapur falls in Amas sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824211
- Gram panchayatSawon Kala
- Community development blockAmas
- Census village code255802

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

## How far is Mahapur from nearby towns?

- Amas (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)62 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)3 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 Mahapur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Mahapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Mahapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 52% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Mahapur

Of every 100 households in Mahapur in 2011, 38 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahapur · ■ Amas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****21%**

**49%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****49%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mahapur?

■ Mahapur · ■ Amas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.3%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1193**

**971

Working population ****46.0%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.2% for men and 38.2% for women. 51% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 422 (99%)

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 Amas

- Chaprdah1,095 people
- Bindraban1,044 people
- Bishunpur1,011 people
- Balkhora991 people
- Ahuri885 people
- Banahi865 people
- Khaira Khurd827 people
- Niman822 people

[All 102 villages in Amas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/amas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahapur?824211
- How far is Mahapur from Gaya?62 km by road
- What is the population of Mahapur?930 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahapur in?Gaya district (Amas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahapur?41.3% (Census 2011)