# Mahurar Village, Bodh Gaya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bodh Gaya, Gaya 

# Mahurar

Mahurar is a village in Bodh Gaya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **783 people in 142 households**, the 91st largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 783people (2011)
- 142households
- 54.2%literacy
- 1,094females per 1,000 males

## Mahurar PIN code and other codes

Mahurar falls in Bodh Gaya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahurar
- Community development blockBodh Gaya
- Census village code256511

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

## How far is Mahurar from nearby towns?

- Bodh Gaya (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)16 km by road
- Bodh Gaya (nearest town)6 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 Mahurar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mahurar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bodh Gaya
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bodh Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Mahurar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Mahurar

Of every 100 households in Mahurar in 2011, 40 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahurar · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****35%**

**42%

Television ****15%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**37%

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 Mahurar?

■ Mahurar · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**958

Working population ****26.3%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 44.5% for women. 43% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (4%) · **■** Other work 31 (15%) · **■** Marginal 158 (77%)

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 Bodh Gaya

- Bajraha815 people
- Barawan810 people
- Bhalua809 people
- Amar Bigha807 people
- Tetuia772 people
- Jindapur769 people
- Mirchehar769 people
- Dadpur759 people

[All 139 villages in Bodh Gaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahurar from Gaya?16 km by road
- What is the population of Mahurar?783 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahurar in?Gaya district (Bodh Gaya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahurar?54.2% (Census 2011)