# Mahila Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Mahila

Mahila is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,516 people in 829 households**, the 8th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 4,516people (2011)
- 829households
- 45.8%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Mahila PIN code and other codes

Mahila falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSalmari
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225177

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

## How far is Mahila from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)45 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 Mahila?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Mahila; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Salmara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Salmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Mahila known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Mahila

Of every 100 households in Mahila in 2011, 0 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahila · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****37%**

**22%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****13%**

**33%

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 Mahila?

■ Mahila · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.8%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**964

Working population ****28.9%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.9% for men and 36.9% for women. 49% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 260 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 660 (51%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 44 (3%) · **■** Marginal 341 (26%)

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 Azamnagar

- Chaulhar6,387 people
- Pindhal5,292 people
- Amarsinghpur5,289 people
- Bairia5,216 people
- Arihana4,178 people
- Teghra4,127 people
- Nimaul3,960 people
- Gaighatta3,939 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahila from Katihar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Mahila?4,516 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahila in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahila?45.8% (Census 2011)