# Mahammadpur Village, Sherghati, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sherghati, Gaya 

# Mahammadpur

Mahammadpur is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,712 people in 489 households**, the 9th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 2,712people (2011)
- 489households
- 56.4%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Mahammadpur PIN code and other codes

Mahammadpur falls in Sherghati sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGopalpur
- Community development blockSherghati
- Census village code256341

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

## How far is Mahammadpur from nearby towns?

- Sherghati (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)42 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)3 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 Mahammadpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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 · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Mahammadpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 12% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Mahammadpur

Of every 100 households in Mahammadpur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahammadpur · ■ Sherghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****30%**

**42%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**35%

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 Mahammadpur?

■ Mahammadpur · ■ Sherghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**997

Working population ****37.1%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 46.0% for women. 47% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (3%) · **■** Household industry 31 (3%) · **■** Other work 195 (19%) · **■** Marginal 700 (70%)

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 Sherghati

- Cherki3,541 people
- Barawan3,194 people
- Kachauri3,128 people
- Khandail3,040 people
- Mohabbatpur2,551 people
- Banian Baraun2,457 people
- Bela2,427 people
- Sirampur2,411 people

[All 86 villages in Sherghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahammadpur from Gaya?42 km by road
- What is the population of Mahammadpur?2,712 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahammadpur in?Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahammadpur?56.4% (Census 2011)