# Mahkar Village, Khizirsarai, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Khizirsarai, Gaya 

# Mahkar

Mahkar is a village in Khizirsarai sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **836 people in 139 households**, the 70th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 836people (2011)
- 139households
- 61.4%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Mahkar PIN code and other codes

Mahkar falls in Khizirsarai sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHathiyavan
- Community development blockKhizirsarai
- Census village code254968

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

## How far is Mahkar from nearby towns?

- Khizirsarai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)34 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)34 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 Mahkar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mahkar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 6 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hulasganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Mahkar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Mahkar

Of every 100 households in Mahkar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahkar · ■ Khizirsarai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**44%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****32%**

**46%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Mahkar?

■ Mahkar · ■ Khizirsarai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**969

Working population ****29.1%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 48.9% for women. 42% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (35%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (7%) · **■** Marginal 83 (34%)

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 Khizirsarai

- Mohkam Chak896 people
- Dariyapur855 people
- mahammadpur844 people
- Rampur840 people
- Makhdumpur817 people
- Rasulpur802 people
- Fatehpur799 people
- Shekh Bigha747 people

[All 115 villages in Khizirsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/khizirsarai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahkar from Gaya?34 km by road
- What is the population of Mahkar?836 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahkar in?Gaya district (Khizirsarai sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahkar?61.4% (Census 2011)