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

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Mahinagar

Mahinagar is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,561 people in 292 households**, the 78th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 1,561people (2011)
- 292households
- 38.2%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Mahinagar PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatShikarpur
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224894

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

## How far is Mahinagar from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)67 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)67 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 Mahinagar?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Mahinagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gondhara
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Abadpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sultanpur
- ○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 bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Mahinagar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 225 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 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 Mahinagar

Of every 100 households in Mahinagar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahinagar · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**40%

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 Mahinagar?

■ Mahinagar · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.2%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005**

**960

Working population ****58.0%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.2% for men and 27.7% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 91 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 251 (28%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 556 (61%)

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

- Baghar1,623 people
- Shekhpura1,590 people
- Neamatpur1,581 people
- Malikpur1,578 people
- Bazidgachh1,502 people
- Gondhra1,467 people
- Kota1,449 people
- Bhangarha1,441 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahinagar from Katihar?67 km by road
- What is the population of Mahinagar?1,561 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahinagar in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahinagar?38.2% (Census 2011)