# Maira Village, Imamganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Imamganj, Gaya 

# Maira

Maira is a village in Imamganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,870 people in 323 households**, the 30th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 1,870people (2011)
- 323households
- 63.0%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Maira PIN code and other codes

Maira falls in Imamganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJhikatiya Kalan
- Community development blockImamganj
- Census village code256045

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

## How far is Maira from nearby towns?

- Imamganj (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)79 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)39 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 Maira?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Imamganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Maira known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. About 91% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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 Maira

Of every 100 households in Maira in 2011, 1 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maira · ■ Imamganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**42%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****16%**

**34%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**34%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Maira?

■ Maira · ■ Imamganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**991

Working population ****31.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 55.5% for women. 45% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 308 (52%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (5%) · **■** Marginal 193 (33%)

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 Imamganj

- Pokhari2,008 people
- Nagwan1,972 people
- Bark Karasan1,888 people
- Phulwaria1,877 people
- Uman1,795 people
- Kunibar1,725 people
- Pakari Sohia1,713 people
- Sewati1,705 people

[All 195 villages in Imamganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/imamganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maira from Gaya?79 km by road
- What is the population of Maira?1,870 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maira in?Gaya district (Imamganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maira?63.0% (Census 2011)