# Mahuawa Village, Bijaipur, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bijaipur, Gopalganj 

# Mahuawa

Mahuawa is a village in Bijaipur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,644 people in 268 households**, the 28th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,644people (2011)
- 268households
- 67.6%literacy
- 1,216females per 1,000 males

## Mahuawa PIN code and other codes

Mahuawa falls in Bijaipur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNautan
- Community development blockBijaipur
- Census village code229907

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

## How far is Mahuawa from nearby towns?

- Bijaipur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)68 km by road
- Katia (nearest town)24 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 Mahuawa?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Mahuawa; 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Navtan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewaria
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Mahuawa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Mahuawa

Of every 100 households in Mahuawa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mahuawa · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**96%

Use banking services ****88%**

**67%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

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 Mahuawa?

■ Mahuawa · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1216**

**1084

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825**

**957

Working population ****38.2%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 59.9% for women. 47% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 543 (86%)

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 Bijaipur

- Hankarpur1,897 people
- Birwat1,717 people
- Nauka Tola1,657 people
- Sabea1,651 people
- Bilarua1,590 people
- Barahra1,515 people
- Majhariya1,504 people
- Korea1,493 people

[All 143 villages in Bijaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bijaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahuawa from Gopalganj?68 km by road
- What is the population of Mahuawa?1,644 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahuawa in?Gopalganj district (Bijaipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahuawa?67.6% (Census 2011)