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

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Mahisampur

Mahisampur is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **284 people in 70 households**, the 108th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 284people (2011)
- 70households
- 75.2%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Mahisampur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatRaipur Hardar
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224783

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

## How far is Mahisampur from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)80 km by road
- Dalkhola (nearest town)9 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 Mahisampur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balrampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhemial
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Mahisampur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Mahisampur

Of every 100 households in Mahisampur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahisampur · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**98%

Use banking services ****68%**

**15%

Television ****12%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**35%

Own their home ****43%**

**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 Mahisampur?

■ Mahisampur · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**953

Working population ****29.9%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 64.8% for women. 52% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (55%) · **■** Other work 36 (42%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Jaipura316 people
- Mirzadpur306 people
- Nazia Bari300 people
- Dhanhara290 people
- Mohan Gachh284 people
- Belwa268 people
- Chilia254 people
- Sadipur250 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahisampur from Katihar?80 km by road
- What is the population of Mahisampur?284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahisampur in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahisampur?75.2% (Census 2011)