# Mahapur Village, Muhra, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Muhra, Gaya 

# Mahapur

Mahapur is a village in Muhra sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **629 people in 97 households**, the 40th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 629people (2011)
- 97households
- 62.2%literacy
- 850females per 1,000 males

## Mahapur PIN code and other codes

Mahapur falls in Muhra sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSewtar
- Community development blockMuhra
- Census village code255154

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

## How far is Mahapur from nearby towns?

- Muhra (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)44 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)44 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 Mahapur?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Riula
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Mahapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 87 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Mahapur

Of every 100 households in Mahapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahapur · ■ Muhra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****34%**

**35%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**39%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Mahapur?

■ Mahapur · ■ Muhra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****492**

**957

Working population ****40.2%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 57.8% for women. 44% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (51%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 17 (7%) · **■** Marginal 64 (25%)

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 Muhra

- Baikatpur797 people
- Ghure Parsa687 people
- Sohari662 people
- Chhibra645 people
- Sonra556 people
- Pachrukhi542 people
- Chamardih420 people
- Shahzadpur418 people

[All 54 villages in Muhra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/muhra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahapur from Gaya?44 km by road
- What is the population of Mahapur?629 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahapur in?Gaya district (Muhra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahapur?62.2% (Census 2011)