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

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Village · Amas, Gaya 

# Mahuawan

Mahuawan is a village in Amas sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824211**. The 2011 Census counted **3,312 people in 533 households**, the 3rd largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 3,312people (2011)
- 533households
- 50.9%literacy
- 824211PIN code

## Mahuawan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code824211
- Gram panchayatMahuwan
- Community development blockAmas
- Census village code255757

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

## How far is Mahuawan from nearby towns?

- Amas (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)2 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 Mahuawan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Mahuawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hemzapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Mahuawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Mahuawan

Of every 100 households in Mahuawan in 2011, 10 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahuawan · ■ Amas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**75%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**90%

Use banking services ****53%**

**49%

Television ****7%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mahuawan?

■ Mahuawan · ■ Amas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.9%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017**

**971

Working population ****29.8%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.4% for men and 41.4% for women. 42% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 307 (31%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 296 (30%) · **■** Marginal 282 (29%)

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

- Hamzapur5,226 people
- Amas4,679 people
- Jhari3,138 people
- Kalwan2,756 people
- Ekauna2,624 people
- Barki Sawo2,601 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahuawan?824211
- How far is Mahuawan from Gaya?50 km by road
- What is the population of Mahuawan?3,312 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahuawan in?Gaya district (Amas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahuawan?50.9% (Census 2011)