# Maher Village, Islamnagar Aliganj, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Islamnagar Aliganj, Jamui 

# Maher

Maher is a village in Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **559 people in 102 households**, the 57th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 559people (2011)
- 102households
- 56.1%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Maher PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKaiar
- Community development blockIslamnagar Aliganj
- Census village code258522

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?

- Islamnagar Aliganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)35 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)35 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Dinnagar
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sikandra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pirhinda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 91% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maher · ■ Islamnagar Aliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**32%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****2%**

**37%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****69%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Maher?

■ Maher · ■ Islamnagar Aliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**955

Working population ****37.0%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.7% for men and 48.2% for women. 48% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (20%) · **■** Marginal 164 (79%)

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

- Uchaunr822 people
- Matwalwa789 people
- Tajpur601 people
- Sundar Badh588 people
- Solahpur497 people
- Malikpur345 people
- Bigwa251 people
- Khajura211 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Maher from Jamui?35 km by road
- What is the population of Maher?559 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maher in?Jamui district (Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maher?56.1% (Census 2011)