# Mahanagar Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Mahanagar

Mahanagar is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,310 people in 466 households**, the 44th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 2,310people (2011)
- 466households
- 35.1%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Mahanagar PIN code and other codes

Mahanagar falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBighorhat
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224904

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

## How far is Mahanagar from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)57 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)57 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 Mahanagar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mahanagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barsoi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barsoi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Mahanagar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 249 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Mahanagar

Of every 100 households in Mahanagar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahanagar · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****23%**

**15%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mahanagar?

■ Mahanagar · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.1%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1058**

**960

Working population ****34.7%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.3% for men and 28.4% for women. 49% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 295 (37%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 388 (48%)

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 Barsoi

- Bhawanipur2,428 people
- Basalgaon2,387 people
- Singhia2,386 people
- Belwa Dangi2,368 people
- Chandpara2,304 people
- Rahmanpur2,300 people
- Balrampur2,261 people
- Ganjan2,247 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahanagar from Katihar?57 km by road
- What is the population of Mahanagar?2,310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahanagar in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahanagar?35.1% (Census 2011)