# Maigara Village, Dumaria, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dumaria/maigara/ Village · Dumaria, Gaya # Maigara Maigara is a village in Dumaria sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,318 people in 362 households**, the 14th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%. - 2,318people (2011) - 362households - 69.8%literacy - 940females per 1,000 males ## Maigara PIN code and other codes Maigara falls in Dumaria sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSewra - Community development blockDumaria - Census village code256250 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maigara from nearby towns? - Dumaria (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)80 km by road - Sherghati (nearest town)36 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 Maigara? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Maigara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kachar - ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Maigara known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Maigara Of every 100 households in Maigara in 2011, 2 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Maigara · ■ Dumaria rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **1% Toilet within the home ****30%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **87% Tap water ****6%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **99% Use banking services ****38%** **34% Television ****12%** **3% Mobile phone ****50%** **44% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****41%** **35% Own their home ****97%** **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 Maigara? ■ Maigara · ■ Dumaria rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%** **55.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995** **954 Working population ****25.6%** **38.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 61.3% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 81 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (5%) · **■** Household industry 25 (4%) · **■** Other work 382 (64%) · **■** Marginal 79 (13%) 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 Dumaria - Nanai2,687 people - Bhokaha2,473 people - Narayanpur2,401 people - Pankara2,388 people - Bhadwar2,200 people - Pachmah2,187 people - Bijhua2,177 people - Bikua Kalan2,140 people [All 124 villages in Dumaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dumaria/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Maigara from Gaya?80 km by road - What is the population of Maigara?2,318 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maigara in?Gaya district (Dumaria sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Maigara?69.8% (Census 2011)