# Maher Village, Tan Kuppa, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tan Kuppa, Gaya 

# Maher

Maher is a village in Tan Kuppa sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,230 people in 207 households**, the 32nd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.

- 1,230people (2011)
- 207households
- 56.3%literacy
- 1,026females per 1,000 males

## Maher PIN code and other codes

Maher falls in Tan Kuppa sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAropur
- Community development blockTan Kuppa
- Census village code256655

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

## How far is Maher from nearby towns?

- Tan Kuppa (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)22 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)22 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 Maher?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 school5–10 km · Tankuppa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Maher known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 34% of the 219 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Maher

Of every 100 households in Maher in 2011, 29 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maher · ■ Tan Kuppa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**29%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****50%**

**44%

Television ****3%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**38%

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 Maher?

■ Maher · ■ Tan Kuppa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**56.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**963

Working population ****19.7%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 40.3% for women. 39% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 80 (33%) · **■** Marginal 155 (64%)

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 Tan Kuppa

- Andhu Somani1,354 people
- Baraila1,349 people
- Aranga1,320 people
- Guniyan1,312 people
- Bahera1,196 people
- Desarna1,170 people
- Panti1,167 people
- Sila1,163 people

[All 103 villages in Tan Kuppa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/tan-kuppa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maher from Gaya?22 km by road
- What is the population of Maher?1,230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maher in?Gaya district (Tan Kuppa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maher?56.3% (Census 2011)