# Mahathpur Village, Islamnagar Aliganj, Jamui (Bihar)

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Village · Islamnagar Aliganj, Jamui 

# Mahathpur

Mahathpur is a village in Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **892 people in 150 households**, the 49th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 892people (2011)
- 150households
- 71.5%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Mahathpur PIN code and other codes

Mahathpur falls in Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKaitha
- Community development blockIslamnagar Aliganj
- Census village code258541

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

## How far is Mahathpur from nearby towns?

- Islamnagar Aliganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)40 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)40 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 Mahathpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mahathpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tajpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lohanda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Mahathpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Mahathpur

Of every 100 households in Mahathpur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahathpur · ■ Islamnagar Aliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****71%**

**37%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**39%

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 Mahathpur?

■ Mahathpur · ■ Islamnagar Aliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**955

Working population ****45.2%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 65.9% for women. 52% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 339 (84%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 27 (7%)

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 Islamnagar Aliganj

- Bahchha1,044 people
- Dihri1,018 people
- Amba968 people
- Magurhar965 people
- Jekhra886 people
- Mandra879 people
- Jhanjhri867 people
- Uchaunr822 people

[All 69 villages in Islamnagar Aliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/islamnagar-aliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahathpur from Jamui?40 km by road
- What is the population of Mahathpur?892 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahathpur in?Jamui district (Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahathpur?71.5% (Census 2011)