# Mahisal Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Mahisal

Mahisal is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,515 people in 589 households**, the 14th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 2,515people (2011)
- 589households
- 72.3%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Mahisal PIN code and other codes

Mahisal falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahisal
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224812

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

## How far is Mahisal from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)66 km by road
- Dalkhola (nearest town)16 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 Mahisal?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mahisal; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mahisal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Mahisal known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 156 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Mahisal

Of every 100 households in Mahisal in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahisal · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**44%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****31%**

**15%

Television ****7%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**35%

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 Mahisal?

■ Mahisal · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**953

Working population ****27.6%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 61.8% for women. 42% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 446 (64%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (6%) · **■** Marginal 129 (19%)

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 Balrampur

- Raipur2,915 people
- Sihagaon2,897 people
- Bhemial2,748 people
- Hartara2,536 people
- Fatehpur2,513 people
- Kansoi2,422 people
- Adampur Kasht2,368 people
- Milikpur2,237 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahisal from Katihar?66 km by road
- What is the population of Mahisal?2,515 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahisal in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahisal?72.3% (Census 2011)