# Mahuawan Village, Katiya, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Katiya, Gopalganj 

# Mahuawan

Mahuawan is a village in Katiya sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **774 people in 146 households**, the 55th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 774people (2011)
- 146households
- 72.1%literacy
- 1,064females per 1,000 males

## Mahuawan PIN code and other codes

Mahuawan falls in Katiya sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaikunth Pur
- Community development blockKatiya
- Census village code229813

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

## How far is Mahuawan from nearby towns?

- Katiya (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)60 km by road
- Katiya (nearest town)5 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 Mahuawan?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Mahuawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Panman
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gopalganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Mahuawan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. About 89% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Mahuawan

Of every 100 households in Mahuawan in 2011, 34 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahuawan · ■ Katiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**93%

Use banking services ****88%**

**68%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**15%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Mahuawan?

■ Mahuawan · ■ Katiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064**

**1114

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089**

**979

Working population ****37.7%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 60.7% for women. 46% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (10%) · **■** Marginal 246 (84%)

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 Katiya

- Majhaulia837 people
- Kotwa Nilami823 people
- Pariwadh790 people
- Belwa Dube776 people
- Ojaulia767 people
- Amahi Banke749 people
- Babhni732 people
- Sahijanwa Khurd730 people

[All 116 villages in Katiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/katiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahuawan from Gopalganj?60 km by road
- What is the population of Mahuawan?774 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahuawan in?Gopalganj district (Katiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahuawan?72.1% (Census 2011)